On Apr. 17, 2023, a new initiative led by Jennifer Doudna and Jill Banfield at the Innovative Genomics Institute was announced.

The research initiative, ﾓEngineering the Microbiome with CRISPR to Improve our Climate and Health,ﾔ will receive $70 million in funding from donors, making it the largest scientific project funded through The Audacious Project to date.