Schmidt Family Foundation - Marine Technology Partners: Novel Technologies that Solve )Ocean Problems - Initial (600 word) Proposals

The Program funds development of novel marine technologies (TRL 2-6) in the following domains:

Sustaining Fisheries: Technologies that reduce bycatch, reduce ghost gear, survey fish populations, increase seafood supply-chain transparency, increase transparency at sea, redesign gear for increased sustainability, monitor protected marine areas, and improve enforcement, along with any other technology that increases the sustainability of the world’s wild-caught fisheries.
Habitat Health: Technologies that restore balance to ocean ecosystems. This includes technologies for the restoration and/or protection of key marine species, such as seaweed, seagrass, shellfish, and coral. We are also looking for technologies that monitor, mitigate, or prevent coastal pollution or reduce the harm caused by invasive species.
Ocean Observing: Technologies that significantly expand ocean monitoring capabilities for restoration work or related research. This includes novel sensor technologies, technologies for ocean data collection, processing, and sharing, or any other technology that allows researchers to do their work more cheaply, longer, or over a larger geographic scope.
Network Support: Groups building services and tools to support the operational backbone of the marine tech community. This includes ocean challenges and competitions, incubators, accelerators, community infrastructure, and more. We also fund certain community groups that are deploying new technologies to address ocean conservation issues within their region.

Funding: $100,000 to $400,000, usually for one year.

Application contents:

Problem – Short description of problem you are solving (under 200 words).
Solution – Short description of your solution to this problem (under 200 words).
Impact – Short description of project impact to environment and/or community (under 200 words).

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