SERDP (Strategic Environmental Research Developmental Program) Prize Challenge Information Session

  • February 6, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

  • Eastern Standard Time

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Description

Strategic Environmental Research Developmental Program (SERDP) 

Fire Equipment Prize Challenge Virtual Info Session

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST * February 06, 2025

 

Wildland fire response on and around military lands is increasingly challenged by hazardous fuel conditions and the impacts of a warming climate. Addressing these complexities effectively demands specialized expertise, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the integration of advanced ground robotics. Innovations in remotely operated and autonomous technologies—developed through Department of Defense-funded research, academic initiatives, and industry advancements—offer promising solutions to these pressing issues.

 

This prize challenge aims to leverage breakthroughs from academia and industry to rapidly assess and deploy state-of-the-art technologies. The goal is to enhance wildfire response capabilities, improve safety, and support critical firefighting operations in high-risk environments.

 

First Place: $85k

Second Place: $55K

Third Place: $30K

 

The full prize challenge package will be released on Challenge.gov shortly.

Date & Time

Thu, Feb 6, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Central Florida Tech Grove

The Central Florida Tech Grove is a hub for accelerating collaboration and innovation in defense modeling, simulation, training, and human performance.  Tech Grove is located in the Central Florida Research Park in Orlando, Florida which is the epicenter of the nation's largest cluster of government, industry, academic, and industry organizations developing and delivering training and simulation products for our nation's military. Tech Grove was established in 2020 through a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) between the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) and the University of Central Florida Research Foundation.  Ten other Department of Defense entities are Tech Grove members with NAWCTSD: US Army Program Executive Office for Simulation Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), US Air Force Agency for Modeling & Simulation (AFAMS), US Marine Corps Program Manager for Training Systems (PM TRASYS), US Army Simulation & Training Technology Center (STTC), US Army Futures Command Synthetic Training Environment Cross-Functional Team (STE CFT), Defense Health Agency (DHA), U.S. Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM), Strategic Environmental Research and Development (SERDP), Army Modeling Simulation Office (AMSO), and the Office of Naval Research through the NavalX Central Florida Tech Bridge.  

www.CentralFloridaTechGrove.org