ACX Grants ++: The Second Half
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Summary
The second half of the ACX Grants free-advertising list (projects #67 onward): more self-written applicant pitches Scott couldn't fund but lightly curated, ranging from serious (weighted-belt gravitostat appetite-suppression RCT, guided-reading catch-up programs) to speculative (educational software to hit infant developmental windows). Same format and function as the first-half listing (ACX-234); minimal authorial content beyond the framing intro and summary titles.
Why this score
Quality 54 · Solid. Solid band: a lightly-annotated project catalog with little authorial craft, kept above the bare admin floor by its functional grantmaking-adjacent role. Scored for parity with the first half (ACX-234, 54). 54.
Claude’s paradigm shift 30 · Slight. Slight: a listing with essentially no conceptual novelty. 30.
Real-world impact 2 · Minor. Part of the ACX Grants mechanism — a real free-advertising vehicle through which several listed projects drew funding/attention. RWI 2.