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SUMMARY:BlueTIDE2025
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DESCRIPTION:The Northeast Tech Bridge and NUWC Newport\, in partnership 
 with 401 Tech Bridge\, the Office of Naval Research (ONR)\, and NavalX\, 
 has issued a multi-phased Prize Challenge! The Prize Challenge focuses on 
 (4) four technical focus areas\, to identify solutions to monitor and 
 protect undersea critical infrastructure. The challenge is OPEN and has a 
 deadline of 11:59 PM (EDT) on April 14\, 2025. Companies who apply into 
 the challenge\, will be evaluated to participate in the coordinating 
 technical demonstration. Companies with top-scoring technologies selected 
 through evaluation at the demonstration\, will receive up to a $7500 award
  with an invitation to compete at BlueTIDE2025 on 28 August in Newport. At
  BlueTIDE2025\, selected companies will then compete in a Critical 
 Infrastructure Protection Mission on 28 August in Newport\, where up to 
 four companies with top-scoring technologies will be award a total of 
 $200\,000 in award funding. The technology focus areas are: Autonomous 
 Undersea and Surface Vehicles (AUV / ASV) Mobile and stationary Sensors 
 Resilient Undersea and Cross-Domain Communications High Resolution 
 Undersea Imaging Participants may be individuals or teams comprised of 
 small businesses and/or academic organizations. Applicants must submit as 
 a team if choosing to do so\, and applicants are eligible to apply into 
 more than technology area. A link to the application\, additional 
 information on the prize challenge\, as well as a recording of the recent 
 information session\, can be found here: https://401techbridge.org
 /bluetide-netb-prize-challenge/ To attend the technology focused 
 demonstration events\, registration can be found here: Events from April 
 29 &ndash\; August 28 &ndash\; 401 Tech Bridge 
LOCATION:Newport\, RI\, USA
PRIORITY:5
URL:https://www.cmisa.ca:443/events/bluetide2025
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