This is a summary of all the projects and initiatives currently in progress at the Serval Project. To get involved, please contact wiki@servalproject.org.

• Open Technology Fund Grant 2016 (Serval Mesh application UX overhaul and BlueTooth P2P)
• AusAID Serval Pilot 2016-2017 (Piloting the Serval Mesh in Pacific Island Nations, incorporating substantial Mesh Extender improvements.

• RightsCon 2014 OpenITP UX Sprint, San Francisco, March 1-2, 2014.

Serval DNA has been integrated into the Commotion Project's OpenBTS GSM base station in order to connect conventional GSM phones to the mesh and extends the reach and security of Commotion's mobile coverage by meshing its OpenBTS base stations together:

• New America Foundation - First Contractor Agreement “NAF1” was completed in early September 2012
• New America Foundation - Second Contractor Agreement “NAF2” was completed in June 2013
• New America Foundation - Contractor Agreement #32-OTIUSAID2013 “NAF5” commenced in October 2013

The Serval Mesh (app for Android) has been integrated with Commotion's MeshTether app so that it can coexist with other Commotion apps on the same Android device:

• New America Foundation - Contractor Agreement #19-OTIDOS2013 “NAF3” was completed in early October 2013

Serval DNA is being improved to provide essential Serval mesh network services such as Rhizome and Mesh Stream Protocol (MSP) through APIs to third party apps:

• New America Foundation - Contractor Agreement #31A1D0T1CY14 “NAF4” commenced in October 2013
• New America Foundation - Contractor Agreement #33-OTIUSAID2013 “NAF6” will commence in February 2014

This work is funded by the Open Technology Institute which is part of the New America Foundation.

The Serval Mesh Extender device has been funded by the NLnet Foundation and OpenITP:

• NLNet Grant 2 in February 2013 supported the first prototype Mesh Extender devices
• OpenITP Grant 2 completed in November 2014, releasing the first official Serval Mesh Extender firmware and installation procedure

The Serval Mesh application for Android has been funded by the NLnet Foundation, the Shuttleworth Foundation and OpenITP:

• NLNet Grant 1 in April 2011 supported publication of the early prototype app, code named “Batphone”, into the Google Play store
• Shuttleworth Foundation pitch 1 completed in September 2012, culminating in the release of Serval Mesh Version 0.90 “Shiny”
• OpenITP grant 1 completed in June 2013, leading to the release of Serval Mesh Version 0.91
• OpenITP Grant 2 completed in November 2014, releasing the Serval Mesh firmware and Serval Mesh Version 0.92

The Serval Chat application for iOS has been funded by the NLnet Foundation:

• NLNet Grant 3 in November 2014 developed the first functional prototype of the Serval Chat app for iOS

Disaster response teams need rapid communications with their local headquarters whilst in the field. The only channels are typically low-bandwidth and expensive, like satellite phones. Succinct data transmits short messages like MeshMS over these channels by using data compression, relegating large data items like images or videos to Rhizome, which will arrive later.

• USAID Grant 1 commenced in August 2014 to carry MeshMS short messages over a DeLorme inReach satellite link

Serval Project has participated in field exercises of the New Zealand Red Cross for the last two years.

• KiwiEx 2012
• KiwiEx 2013 – 23 February to 3 March

The City of Marion trialled the use of Serval SAM and Serval Mesh to allow council workers and eventually the general public to report and document outbreaks of the noxious Caltrop weed.

• Marion Caltrop trial is complete.

There are several Student Projects completed, in progress and proposed.

<ifauth @student,@seniordev,@admin>Students and senior developers may access the Student Area (this link visible only to students and senior developers).</ifauth>

Some Serval Project team members usually attend the annual Linux.conf.au conference to promote the project and engage with the free software community.

• Linux.conf.au 2012
• Linux.conf.au 2013 – Canberra, 28 January to 1 February

The technology roadmap describes ideas and features that have not yet been funded or scheduled for release.