**Updates on Progress**
This grants is focusing on a specific project - NFP, with a clear deliverable, to develop and create the first prototype of a new type of digital/biological hybrid data format. 

In a previous round we applied with a more generic grant focused on supporting GYOC DAO. We have learned from that experience, thus In this round we are using a more targetted approach focusing on a specific new project that is more tangible and can help the public understand our technology, research, vision and goals.

**Community and Team Growth**
Since the last round, GYOC has grown a community on Discord of more than 200 people with 7 contributors to the project either on a full time or part basis.

We have written about our plans to develop a DAO to govern GYOC [in this mirror post](https://gyoc.mirror.xyz/3e3GcHqZza4FgqtShf3bVZ5-tO1Ibj-3zv8Vu-5sQp8)
 

**Advancement on the Science** 
Since the previous round we have now fully configured and developed a design and a set of protocols to develop NFPs. These are fully costed and ready to be deployed.

**Project Timeline**
Upon reaching sufficient funding to continue progressing on the project it will take around 6-8 months in total to grow the first generation of NFPs. This entails 2-3 months for initial synthetic biology and plant transformations, with a further 6 months to grow several generations of plants that contain the desired digital data. 

**Viability**
While this project might seem far-fetched to those with no knowledge of synthetic biology, we have been working with this for the past 3 years at a functional level in the lab. With NFP our hope is to be able to take our research outside of the lab with a use-case that captivates a large number of people in order to bring their attention to the issue at hand, as well as a potential long-term regenerative solution that connects human beings with nature. 