Gulf Futures Challenge | August 20, 2024 (Registration) and September 20, 2024 (Applications)

**Some programs are limited. Please read solicitations carefully and consult your Office of Research for specifics, such as limited applications through your university and internal application deadlines.**

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program will invest $50 million in the Gulf Futures Challenge to fund projects that apply, translate, or communicate science, engineering, or medical knowledge to produce inclusive, innovative, and transformative solutions to the key challenges facing the Gulf region. The Challenge aims to discover and promote experimentation and new ideas at the intersection of three futures:

The Future of the Energy Transition
The Future of Environmental Change along the Coast
The Future of Healthy and Resilient Communities

Nonprofits, local, state, and tribal governments, and academic institutions are eligible to participate as lead organizations, with partnerships and collaborations encouraged. Lead organizations must be based within Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi or Texas, and proposed projects should occur within 100 miles of the U.S. Gulf coastline.

Up to ten finalists will receive up to $1 million in project development support and technical assistance to strengthen their proposals. Two of the finalists will be selected to receive awards of $20 million each to implement their solutions.

Application Deadline: Applicants must register to apply by August 20, 2024, at 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time. Online applications due by September 20, 2024, at 4 p.m. U.S. Central Time.

Announcement: https://gulf-futures-challenge.nationalacademies.org/submit

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