We are pleased to recognize the following teams as grantees in the 2018–19 IDEAS challenge.

Team name | Amount | Description |
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Retired Talent | $7500 | A company that employs retirees and matches their skills with needs in the community. |
Sustainable AI | $7500 | An organization that provides accurate forest inventory to aid reforestation efforts. |
Animo | $10000 | An affordable, non-invasive wristband that stops hand tremors in patients with Parkinsons. |
Precavida | $10000 | A digital matching platform that connects uninsured patients to healthcare providers |
SciTeens | $10000 | A free online social network for high school STEM students designed to encourage sharing, reviewing, and collaborating. |
SiPure | $10000 | A company that develops silicon membrane technology that removes arsenic from fresh water. |
Req Staffing | $10000 | A company that develops contracts with Fortune 500 energy companies to meet human capital needs. |
InSanirator | $10000 | A company that fills the gap in the sanitation value chain by converting fecal sludge into energy and clean water. |
Frolic | $10000 | A company that pairs landowners who want to age-in-place with middle-income first-time homebuyers |
Myco Diagnostics | $15000 | A company that addresses the diagnostic gap in cases of tuberculosis in India with accessible testing. |