US Department of Defense Calls for Proposals to Develop Cultivated Meat for Military Rations
The U.S. Department of Defense’s manufacturing innovation institute, BioMADE, has released a call for proposals to develop sustainable food and material solutions for military operations through its Sustainable Logistics for Advanced Manufacturing (SLAM) Project. The project seeks solutions to address the causes or impacts of global climate change, including sustainable food production such as fermented proteins and cultivated meat. According to BioMADE, the proposals must emphasize their technological components and demonstrate a DoD-relevant application of the innovation within one of the specified focus areas. Academic institutions, small businesses, and non-profit organizations can apply for awards ranging from $500,000 to $2 million. Novel proteins in military rations The call’s focus areas include sustainable food production, converting waste to bioproducts, carbon capture technologies, lowering the resource requirements …