Ogallala Life
Project to rehydrate landscapes and enhance watershed resiliency, with 110 natural infrastructure installations. Aiming to expand pilots, create a learning center, and develop ecocredit technology for scalable regeneration. Needs tech funding support.User Review
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A1
Reviewed on 14 Feb 2024 05:13 PM
Projects must be at least 3 months old. Newer projects should establish themselves and submit to the next round.
The project 'Ogallala Life' mentions a pilot that was launched 'last year', which indicates the project is at least 3 months old.
The Grant must be primarily focused on climate solutions (the group may do other work but the grant proposal should be directly related to climate solutions). The proposal should explicitly outline how this project will help reduce GHGs or is an important core infrastructure for web3 climate solutions.
The project aims to empower communities to rehydrate landscapes, which is directly related to climate solutions, and mentions the installation of natural infrastructure that supports this goal. They also plan to engage with web3 technology for scaling up their regenerative efforts.
Grantees who received funding in previous rounds should report on project progress since GR15 or the Alpha & Beta rounds. We understand that some projects may have less progress given the timing of Alpha & Beta round disbursements. This will ensure accountability to supporters and also help encourage contributors by showing what you’ve been accomplishing.
The project provides an update mentioning the successful installation of infrastructure in various watersheds and acknowledges both successes and learning opportunities from instances where infrastructure washed out.
All returning grantees are expected to update their proposal, in addition to project updates the proposal should include lessons learned from previous work and how they will use the additional funding from the upcoming round. The updated proposal should indicate how additional funding will help the project meet its goals, and include a rough timeline for the project overall.
The proposal mentions lessons learned, specifically about infrastructure washout, and indicates the need for funding for technological work, outlining its significance for scaling their regenerative efforts.
There is a general expectation that projects are within the “realm of viability”. Even if a project may be at a very early stage, it still must seem credible to the average person with an understanding of web3 technology and climate solutions. Grantee founders must genuinely intend to build the project, and the project must not broadly be considered an impossibility.
The project clearly demonstrates a practical and actionable approach to climate solutions via landscape rehydration and has intentions to use web3 technology for ecocredit systems. The use of existing collaborations, like with dMeter and FOAM, lends credibility to their technical aspirations.