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Here, members of the public compete to help the U.S. government solve problems big and small. Browse through challenges and submit your ideas for a chance to win.
Promoting Pediatric Primary Prevention (P4 Challenge) details
Department of Health and Human Services - Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Promoting Pediatric Primary Prevention (P4 Challenge)
Innovations in Pediatric Primary Care to Improve Child HealthOpen Until: 03/15/2021 05:00 PM ET
Watts on the Moon - Phase 1 details
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Watts on the Moon - Phase 1
Open Until: 03/25/2021 05:00 PM ET
NHLBI Hope for Sickle Cell Disease Challenge details
Department of Health and Human Services - National Institute of Health
NHLBI Hope for Sickle Cell Disease Challenge
Foster awareness of Sickle Cell DiseaseOpen Until: 03/26/2021 11:59 PM ET
ENACT Challenge external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
ENACT Challenge
Enabling Network Architecture for Collaborative TechnologiesOpen Until: 04/02/2021 11:59 PM ET
2021 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge details
Department of Energy - Energy Programs
2021 Solar Decathlon Design Challenge
Want to design buildings that help address the most pressing needs of our time? Love the thrill of competing with...Open Until: 04/15/2021 05:00 PM ET
NIH Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity details
Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health
NIH Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity
NIH Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity in Biomedical and Behavioral ScienceOpen Until: 04/16/2021 05:00 PM ET
Community College Innovation Challenge details
National Science Foundation
Community College Innovation Challenge
Seeking community college student innovators to develop STEM solutions to real-world problemsOpen Until: 04/20/2021 11:59 PM ET
Detect to Protect Challenge Phase 1 external challenge site (opens in new window)
US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service
Detect to Protect Challenge Phase 1
A Live Animal Test for Chronic Wasting DiseaseOpen Until: 04/23/2021 11:50 PM ET
American-Made Challenges E-ROBOT Prize details
Department of Energy
American-Made Challenges E-ROBOT Prize
Envelope Retrofit Opportunities for Building Optimization Technologies (E-ROBOT)Open Until: 05/12/2021 05:00 PM ET
Cleaner Indoor Air During Wildfires external challenge site (opens in new window)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Cleaner Indoor Air During Wildfires
Seeking innovative solutions for reducing indoor air pollution due to wildfire smoke and high pollution eventsOpen Until: 05/17/2021 11:59 PM ET
Differential Privacy Temporal Map Challenge details
Department of Commerce - National Institute of Standards and Technology, Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division
Differential Privacy Temporal Map Challenge
Help public safety agencies share data while protecting privacy.Open Until: 05/17/2021 07:59 PM ET
2021 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
2021 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge
NIBIB is challenging undergraduate student teams to develop technology solutions to unmet healthcare needsOpen Until: 06/01/2021 11:59 PM ET
EcoTox TARGET Challenge details
Environmental Protection Agency
EcoTox TARGET Challenge
Develop high quality, low-cost tools that assess global gene expression in common aquatic toxicity test organismsOpen Until: 06/15/2021 11:59 PM ET
Break the Ice Phase 1 details
NASA
Break the Ice Phase 1
NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge seeks to incentivize innovative approaches for excavating icy regolith and delivering water in extreme...Open Until: 06/18/2021 11:59 PM ET
Water America's Crops Challenge external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation
Water America's Crops Challenge
Help us improve the reliability of water delivery for America’s crops by advancing methods to reduce water seepage in canals...Open Until: 06/24/2021 05:00 PM ET
Imperfection Detection: Detect Me If You Can external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation
Imperfection Detection: Detect Me If You Can
Seeking portable tools to non-destructively evaluate the condition of existing fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composite structuresOpen Until: 06/24/2021 05:00 PM ET
Synthetic Health Data Challenge details
Department of Health & Human Services - Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Synthetic Health Data Challenge
Create and test novel solutions to further cultivate Synthea™ capabilities and the synthetic data it generates for healthcare and research...Open Until: 07/13/2021 05:00 PM ET
Deep Space Food Challenge Phase 1 details
NASA
Deep Space Food Challenge Phase 1
Help Feed the Next Generation of Space Explorers!Open Until: 07/30/2021 06:00 PM ET
Streamflow Forecast Rodeo external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation
Streamflow Forecast Rodeo
Improving short-term streamflow forecast skill.Open Until: 09/30/2021 09:00 PM ET
DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of Defense - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DARPA Subterranean (SubT) Challenge
Create breakthrough technologies and capabilities for underground operations.Open Until: 09/30/2021 12:00 AM ET
NEI 3-D Retina Organoid Challenge (3-D ROC), Phase III details
Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health
NEI 3-D Retina Organoid Challenge (3-D ROC), Phase III
Build your vision of the future.Open Until: 06/01/2022 02:00 PM ET
