Funder: Michelson Found Animals Foundation
Due Dates: Rolling (Michelson Grants letter of intent) | Prize awarded upon successful product development
Funding Amounts: $25 million prize for product development; Michelson Grants up to $250,000 per year for related research
Summary: Incentivizes development of a low-cost, permanent, single-dose, nonsurgical sterilant for male and female cats and dogs through a $25M prize and supporting grants.
Key Information: Prize-winning product must be safe, effective, ablate sex steroids, suitable for field use, have regulatory pathway, and reasonable manufacturing cost. Grants support promising research even if not meeting all prize criteria.