BlueTIDE2025

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 – August 28 – 401 Tech Bridge