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Barriers Among Underserved Groups In Underserved Areas from Equal Access to Federal Procurement Opportunities details
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP)
Barriers Among Underserved Groups In Underserved Areas from Equal Access to Federal Procurement Opportunities
With an emphasis on science and research procurements and Department of Energy (DOE) procurement opportunities.Open 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
NIJ's Recidivism Forecasting Challenge external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of Justice - National Institute of Justice
NIJ's Recidivism Forecasting Challenge
Challenging our nation’s brightest data minds to support successful reentry.Open Until: 06/30/2021 11:59 PM ET
Improving IT Vendor & Government Communication and Collaboration details
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP)
Improving IT Vendor & Government Communication and Collaboration
Help shape plans that support government-wide acquisition priorities and initiativesOpen Until: 06/30/2021 11:59 PM ET
2021 GAFC and SBIR Catalyst Prize Competition external challenge site (opens in new window)
U.S. Small Business Administration
2021 GAFC and SBIR Catalyst Prize Competition
Supporting Inclusive Innovation Ecosystem BuildersOpen Until: 07/02/2021 04:00 PM ET
American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize details
U.S. Department of Energy
American-Made Geothermal Lithium Extraction Prize
Seeking solutions that de-risk and increase market viability for direct lithium extraction (DLE) from domestic geothermal brines.Open Until: 07/02/2021 05:00 PM ET
I Strengthen My Nation: Artistic Expressions of Resilience to Stand Against Substance Misuse external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse
I Strengthen My Nation: Artistic Expressions of Resilience to Stand Against Substance Misuse
NIDA challenges creative youth to make art that inspires others by demonstrating indigenous resilience to substance misuse.Open Until: 07/07/2021 11:59 PM ET
I Strengthen My Nation: American Indian and Alaska Native Community Projects Created by Youth to Stand Against Substance Misuse external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse
I Strengthen My Nation: American Indian and Alaska Native Community Projects Created by Youth to Stand Against Substance Misuse
NIDA challenges creative youth to develop ideas for community projects that could decrease substance use and promote resilience.Open Until: 07/07/2021 11:59 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
US Navy Challenge: Rapid Design Tool for Advanced Manufacturing external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of Defense, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport (NUWCDIVNPT)
US Navy Challenge: Rapid Design Tool for Advanced Manufacturing
This challenge seeks a parametric design tool in the form of an executable file that will automatically generate the necessary...Open Until: 07/13/2021 11:59 PM ET
Polar Vortex external challenge site (opens in new window)
U.S. Department of Defense, National Security Innovation Network
Polar Vortex
Develop solutions to help collect, analyze, process, and visualize geospatial data in the Arctic.Open Until: 07/19/2021 11:59 PM ET
Water Toxicity Sensor Challenge details
Environmental Protection Agency
Water Toxicity Sensor Challenge
Water Quality Monitoring for the 21st Century: A Sensor to Measure ToxicityOpen Until: 07/26/2021 11:59 PM ET
AI and Networks Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (AINet ANTX) – Artificial Intelligence Prize Challenge details
Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR)
AI and Networks Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (AINet ANTX) – Artificial Intelligence Prize Challenge
Project Overmatch is the Department of Navy (DON) priority initiative to modernize Naval warfighting networks.Open Until: 07/27/2021 03:00 PM ET
AI and Networks Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (AINet ANTX) - Networks Prize Challenge details
Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR)
AI and Networks Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (AINet ANTX) - Networks Prize Challenge
Project Overmatch is the Department of Navy (DON) priority initiative to modernize Naval warfighting networks.Open Until: 07/27/2021 03:00 PM ET
The FDA New Era of Smarter Food Safety Low- or No-Cost Tech-Enabled Traceability Challenge! external challenge site (opens in new window)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The FDA New Era of Smarter Food Safety Low- or No-Cost Tech-Enabled Traceability Challenge!
Your traceability solution could help bend the curve of foodborne illness.Open Until: 07/30/2021 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
See a Bloom, Give it Room Urban Waters Edition – Harmful Algal Bloom Video Challenge external challenge site (opens in new window)
Environmental Protection Agency – Region 7
See a Bloom, Give it Room Urban Waters Edition – Harmful Algal Bloom Video Challenge
Make a video teaching people 1) how to spot harmful algal blooms and 2) how to be safe around them....Open Until: 08/01/2021 11:59 PM ET
Cable Conductor Manufacturing Prize details
U.S. Department of Energy
Cable Conductor Manufacturing Prize
Help electrify innovation! The three-stage CABLE Conductor Manufacturing Prize offers up to $4.5-million in cash prizes. Learn more!Open Until: 08/03/2021 05:00 PM ET
NASA TechLeap Prize: Autonomous Observation Challenge 1 details
NASA
NASA TechLeap Prize: Autonomous Observation Challenge 1
Discover integrated, compact precision pointing systems for autonomously detecting, tracking, and collecting data on transient events.Open Until: 08/11/2021 08:00 PM ET
Automated Maintenance of Protection Systems Challenge external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation
Automated Maintenance of Protection Systems Challenge
Make power systems more reliable by automating maintenance testing of protective relays and associated potential and current transformers.Open Until: 09/03/2021 11:59 PM ET
Hack-A-Sat 2 external challenge site (opens in new window)
Department of Defense - US Air Force & US Space Force
Hack-A-Sat 2
The Good, The Bad, and the Cyber-SecureOpen Until: 09/19/2021 06:00 PM ET
Mapping Patient Journeys in Drug Addiction Treatment details
Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Mapping Patient Journeys in Drug Addiction Treatment
Mapping the obstacles patients face in getting treatment for drug addictionOpen Until: 09/22/2021 11:59 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
NASA TechRise Student Challenge details
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
NASA TechRise Student Challenge
Design an experiment to test on a suborbital rocket or high-altitude balloon.Open Until: 11/03/2021 05:00 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: 12/03/2021 11:59 PM ET
Engaging Procurement Ideas to Consider (EPIC) Campaign details
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP)
Engaging Procurement Ideas to Consider (EPIC) Campaign
Help shape plans that support the President’s Management Agenda (PMA) and other key government-wide acquisition priorities and initiativesOpen Until: 12/31/2021 11:59 PM 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
