Carbon180 has announced a funding opportunity for U.S. organizations interested in exploring ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR).
The Washington-based non-profit is launching this initiative after years of supporting organizations focused on land- and tech-based carbon removal solutions.
This time, Carbon180 is offering financial backing to organizations that want to tap into ocean carbon removal, welcoming both optimists and skeptics to apply.
Specifically, the Making Waves Ocean CDR regranting initiative is looking for 501(c)(3) organizations that are centered on addressing marine, ocean, and water-related issues and want to expand their knowledge on or are already working on carbon removal issues.
The amount of the award is $100,000, highlighted as a capacity-building grant.
Carbon180 is accepting applications until June 20, 2025, at 5pm Pacific time, and the engagement period with organizations will start on September 1, 2025, and end on August 1, 2026.
During this time, the approved organizations would work on ocean CDR-related projects that would also deliver benefits for local communities. As Carbon180 points out, the critical focus of this ocean CDR funding initiative is to identify community-centered projects.
Projects eligible for the funding can be education-focused, policy-focused, or other-area-focused, and the organization behind the project needs to have the capacity to create, develop, or advance activities during the engagement course.
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When applying for the program, organizations will be asked to provide their take on addressing ocean health, rights, and injustices, where the evaluation will look into any opportunities for extending operations to also consider carbon removal policy.
In the bigger picture, this funding opportunity aims to boost the research and development of ocean carbon removal innovations that would help tackle pressing climate issues while delivering benefits and improvements for local communities.
With a team comprised of forward-thinking climate experts and strategists and a newly appointed Director of Science and Innovation in the face of chemical engineer Noah McQueen, Carbon180 is well-positioned to catalyze and fuel novel solutions that would enhance the ocean’s environmental role in a safe and scientifically sound manner.
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