ICANN will not use the term "sponsored" as it relates to application types in the next round of the New gTLD Program. However, there are some gTLDs from previous rounds of the program that are considered sponsored. These are gTLDs that are specialized and have a sponsor representing the particular community that is most affected by the gTLD. The sponsor carries out delegated policy-formulation responsibilities over many matters concerning the gTLD. The closest equivalent to this gTLD type in the Next Round would be a Community gTLD.