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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.
Exploring Hell - Avoiding Obstacles on a Clockwork Rover external challenge site (opens in new window)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Exploring Hell - Avoiding Obstacles on a Clockwork Rover
To explore the daunting surface of Venus, NASA needs an innovative obstacle avoidance sensor for its mechanical clockwork rover.Open Until: 05/29/2020 05:00 PM ET
2020 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health
2020 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering is challenging undergraduate teams to develop technology solutions to unmet healthcare needs....Open Until: 06/01/2020 11:59 PM ET
NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge Non-invasive Diagnostics for Global Health external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health
NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge Non-invasive Diagnostics for Global Health
Develop diagnostic technologies for sickle cell disease, malaria, and anemia, and other high-impact diseasesOpen Until: 06/02/2020 05:00 PM ET
COVID-19 3D Maker Challenge details
Department of Veterans Affairs
COVID-19 3D Maker Challenge
Teams of subject-matter experts will develop innovative solutions to challenges frontline essential workers encounter in their fight against COVID-19.Open Until: 06/07/2020 05:00 PM ET
Truth Challenge V2 - Calling Variants from Short and Long Reads in Difficult-to-Map Regions external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of Health and Human Services - Food and Drug Administration
Truth Challenge V2 - Calling Variants from Short and Long Reads in Difficult-to-Map Regions
Assess variant calling pipeline performance on a common frame of reference consisting of difficult-to-map regions, segmental duplications, and the Major...Open Until: 06/07/2020 11:59 PM ET
Honey, I Shrunk the NASA Payload external challenge site (opens in new window)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Honey, I Shrunk the NASA Payload
Give a tiny bot a new set of tools to explore the moon. Share your ideas for a mini payload...Open Until: 06/08/2020 05:00 PM ET
NCATS Rare Diseases Are Not Rare! 2020 Challenge details
Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health
NCATS Rare Diseases Are Not Rare! 2020 Challenge
Find innovative ways to communicate about rare diseases through social media or art.Open Until: 06/15/2020 05:00 PM ET
ED.gov Redesign Challenge details
Department of Education
ED.gov Redesign Challenge
Seeking creative web design prototypes for ED.gov that utilize innovations in layout, typography, animation, illustration, video, and photography.Open Until: 06/15/2020 05:00 PM ET
Air Force Synthetic Biology Challenge details
Department of Defense - U.S. Air Force
Air Force Synthetic Biology Challenge
AFRL is looking for synthetic biology solutions to reduce the cost and improve the quality of Aerospace Thermosets.Open Until: 06/15/2020 11:59 PM ET
STEM DIVE Video Challenge – Diversity and Inclusion Video Exhibition details
National Science Foundation
STEM DIVE Video Challenge – Diversity and Inclusion Video Exhibition
Submit videos that showcase innovative ways to forge partnerships that increase diversity and inclusion in the STEM workforceOpen Until: 06/25/2020 11:00 PM ET
Network Detection of Adversarial Campaigns using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning details
Department of Defense - Naval Information Warfare Systems Command
Network Detection of Adversarial Campaigns using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Adversarial campaign detection utilizing state-of-the-art AI/ML at the network layerOpen Until: 06/30/2020 05:00 PM ET
VHA Innovation Ecosystem and precisionFDA COVID-19 Risk Factor Modeling Challenge external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of Veterans Affairs
VHA Innovation Ecosystem and precisionFDA COVID-19 Risk Factor Modeling Challenge
Develop artificial intelligence and machine learning models to predict COVID-19 patient health outcomes using synthetic veteran health records.Open Until: 06/30/2020 11:59 PM ET
Civic Innovation Challenge external challenge site (opens in new window)
National Science Foundation
Civic Innovation Challenge
A research and action competition in the smart and connected communities domain supporting ready-to-implement, research-based pilot projects addressing community-identified priorities...Open Until: 07/01/2020 05:00 PM ET
Automated Streams Analysis for Public Safety (ASAPS) Prize Challenge: Contest 1 details
Department of Commerce - National Institute of Standards and Technology
Automated Streams Analysis for Public Safety (ASAPS) Prize Challenge: Contest 1
Develop tools and capabilities to detect and analyze emergency events from live streaming multimodal public safety dataOpen Until: 08/07/2020 05:00 PM ET
Big Data Analysis Challenge - Creating New Paradigms for Heart Failure Research details
Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health
Big Data Analysis Challenge - Creating New Paradigms for Heart Failure Research
Use your big data analysis capabilities to help 6.5 million American adults living with heart failureOpen Until: 08/28/2020 12:00 PM ET
Project Streetlamp details
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Project Streetlamp
Deploy AI/other technologies to help CFTC identify unregistered foreign entities so U.S. customers can make informed trade decisions.Open Until: 09/04/2020 05:00 PM ET
AHRQ Cross-Sectional Innovation to Improve Rural Postpartum Mental Health Challenge external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of Health and Human Services - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AHRQ Cross-Sectional Innovation to Improve Rural Postpartum Mental Health Challenge
Do you have a success story or program proposal that can help rural communities improve care for postpartum mental health...Open Until: 09/15/2020 05:00 PM ET
Rodeo II - Sub-Seasonal Climate Forecasting details
NOAA - National Integrated Drought Information System
Rodeo II - Sub-Seasonal Climate Forecasting
Closing the Gap on Sub-Seasonal Climate Forecasting.Open Until: 10/01/2020 12:00 AM ET
NEI 3-D Retina Organoid Challenge 2020 Reduction to Practice (3-D ROC 2020) details
Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health
NEI 3-D Retina Organoid Challenge 2020 Reduction to Practice (3-D ROC 2020)
Build your vision of the future.Open Until: 10/02/2020 02:00 PM ET
Inclusive Design Challenge details
Department of Transportation
Inclusive Design Challenge
Designing solutions to enable people with disabilities to use automated vehiclesOpen Until: 10/30/2020 05:00 PM ET
CHARIoT Challenge - Advancing First Responder Communications details
Department of Commerce - National Institute of Standards and Technology
CHARIoT Challenge - Advancing First Responder Communications
The CHARIoT Challenge is a 4-Phase, dual track competition that offers up to $1.1 million in cash prizes, with a...Open Until: 11/18/2020 05:00 PM ET
Digital Solutions to Support Care Transitions Challenge details
Department of Health and Human Services - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Digital Solutions to Support Care Transitions Challenge
Can you help develop interoperable health information technology (IT) solutions that engage patients and family caregivers during care transitions from...Open Until: 11/20/2020 05:00 PM ET
CO2 Conversion Challenge Phase 2 details
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
CO2 Conversion Challenge Phase 2
Get Out of Your ElementOpen Until: 11/30/2020 06:00 PM ET
Innovative Technology Solutions for Social Care Referrals details
Department of Health and Human Services
Innovative Technology Solutions for Social Care Referrals
Opportunity to create and modernize health IT platforms to foster connections between health care systems and community based organizations in...Open Until: 12/07/2020 05:00 PM ET
NIH Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity in Biomedical and Behavioral Science details
Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health
NIH Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity in Biomedical and Behavioral Science
NIH seeks to recognize academic institutions for institutional approaches that have clearly succeeded in addressing faculty gender diversity and equity...Open Until: 04/16/2021 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
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
