- Grant Pool – up to $3.5 million
- Deadline – May 15, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
The Good Food Institute (GFI) is requesting research proposals aimed at tackling urgent scientific and technological challenges within the alternative protein industry.
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The $3.5 million program is dedicated to achieving three primary objectives: addressing technical bottlenecks, catalyzing further funding, and fostering collaborations to attract new talent to the field. To meet these goals, they annually release requests for proposals (RFPs) inviting open-access research focused on enhancing organoleptic properties, reducing costs, and scaling up alternative proteins.
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In general, they are seeking to fund innovative projects that will specifically advance the science and technology of the plant-based, fermentation-derived, and cultivated meat industries. “Meat” includes seafood such as fish and shellfish. Each RFP identifies priorities for research and can be submitted from any sector (academia, government, industry, nonprofits, etc.).
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Funding Information
- Total funding available: Up to $3.5M
- Project duration: Up to 24 months
- Funding amount per project: Up to 250,000 USD with up to 50,000 USD additional funding for projects partnering with researchers and/or industry stakeholders not previously engaged in alternative protein research.
Eligibility:
- Submissions are open to applicants from all sectors worldwide, encompassing academia, government, industry, and nonprofits. GFI strongly encourages women and gender minorities, racial and ethnic minorities, and other individuals under-represented in the alternative protein industry to apply for funding through this RFP.
- Graduate students or postdoctoral researchers are eligible to lead the proposed project, contingent upon the inclusion of a Letter of Commitment signed by a faculty member from the student or postdoc’s higher education institution. This Letter of Commitment should:
- Explicitly affirm the faculty member’s commitment to act as a collaborator and advisor for the project,
- Confirm the proposed research will have access to the necessary laboratory facilities,
- If the applicant is a student, include the current aims of their dissertation (completed and planned) and describe how the proposed research project contributes to it.
- GFI enthusiastically invites proposals from scientists who are new to the alternative protein field or have not previously received funding from GFI. However, they also welcome proposals from researchers who have previously received a GFI grant award. GFI will not fund efforts exceeding 100% FTE (full-time equivalent) for any personnel.
- Investigators may be included as key personnel in multiple proposal submissions, but are limited to serving as the Principal Investigator on one proposal per RFP.
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