Seaworthy collectives intergenerational partnership collectively seeks to break down systemic and geographic barriers keeping startups from getting to market, while making support for ocean-based…

The federal Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) program (CFDA 11.012), provides $249,848.00 to the Seaworthy Foundation, Inc. to support the Seaworthy Collectives Intergenerational Partnership. This project aims to break down barriers for startups in getting ocean-based climate resilience solutions to market, and make support for these solutions more scalable, efficient, and interconnected. Specifically, the funding will be used to co-create the Upwell Co-Accelerator, which will provide a continuum of support for startups in identifying, developing, and implementing commercialization opportunities in areas such as ocean renewable energy, coastal carbon sequestration, hazard mitigation, and pollution reduction. The project will pilot this approach in South Florida, with the goal of driving entrepreneurial "upwelling" and inclusive participation in the development of viable ocean-based climate resilience businesses.

Seaworthy collectives intergenerational partnership collectively seeks to break down systemic and geographic barriers keeping startups from getting to market, while making support for ocean-based climate resilience solutions more scalable, efficient, and interconnected. We CO-created the upwell CO-accelerator with the vision of providing the most accessible and inclusive continuum of support for startups in identifying, developing, and implementing key commercialization opportunities in resilience. Altogether, were driving entrepreneurial upwelling; inclusive bottom-up participation and acceleration for identifying and pursuing viable business opportunities in ocean-based climate resilience. Our program will target all of the climate resilience challenge areas including ocean renewable energy, coastal and ocean carbon sequestration monitoring and accounting, hazard mitigation and coastal resilience, ecosystem services, plus upstream and downstream pollution, with a bottom-up pilot starting in south florida.