Those ideas start with the Innovation Research Program.

The Innovation Research Program (IRP) provides critical seed funding for DRI scientists to test emerging and cutting-edge ideas that produce groundbreaking solutions to some of our toughest environmental challenges. 

Innovation Research Program Endowment earnings go directly to scientists as they carry on DRI’s legacy of advancing science that matters now. With a gift to the IRP Endowment, you can be part of the future of environmental research—and play a powerful role in creating a better future for us all.