Alternative proteins: Field Catalyst Grants

The Good Food Institute (GFI) is a global nonprofit building a sustainable, healthy, and just food system. GFI and its Science & Technology Team specifically work to catalyze research and development to improve the organoleptic properties, price point, and production capacity of plant-based and cell-based meat products.

This RFP seeks research proposals that address pressing scientific and technological challenges facing the alternative protein industry.

Priority A / Extrusion 2.0: Enhancing traditional extrusion through process innovation and mechanistic evaluations of protein texturization

Priority B / Developing tools and knowledge to promote stemness and proliferation in seafood cell cultures

Priority C / Data collection and curation to inform the development of genome-scale metabolic models for optimization of feedstock formulation and feed conversion

Funding: $250,000 total 

Duration: 2 years