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Powering innovation. Funding solutions.
Protecting our waters.
Our mission is to achieve plastic-free waters by advancing innovative solutions, investing in new technologies, and supporting community-driven initiatives.
Featured Grantees
To date, MDF has funded 20 organizations through $388,000 in community grants.
genius prize
The Genius Prize is the nation’s premier award for innovation in marine debris. By surfacing, supporting and scaling inventions, technologies, and system designs, the Genius Prize connects innovation directly to funding and implementation for breakthrough solutions for cleaner, healthier oceans.
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Public-Private Partnership Announcement
The five-year initiative with NOAA funding supports implementation of the bipartisan Save Our Seas 2.0 Act through innovation prizes and community grantmaking to prevent, reduce, and remove marine debris from U.S. waters.
