DARPA: Cornucopia

Cornucopia will develop capabilities for field-deployable, on demand production of a range of nutritious, palatable foodstuffs from engineered microbes, air, water, and electricity. To adequately address the critical vulnerabilities faced in food supply chains across a variety of operational and humanitarian scenarios, Cornucopia will demonstrate capacity to produce all four human dietary macronutrients (protein, carbohydrate, fat, dietary fiber) in multiple food formats (e.g., shake, bar, gel, jerky) that meet military nutritional standards and palatability. 

 

 

 

Funding: no fixed limit

Duration: 4 years

 

 

 

Research Authority due date: 19.12.21

Abstract (strongly encouraged) due date: 20.12.21 6.1.22

Full proposal due date: 7.2.22 22.2.22