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National Institute of Justice Body Armor Challenge: How Long Does Body Armor Really Last?
There is currently no known way to determine the amount and rate of change in performance of individual body armor vests over time without ballistic testing. NIJ challenges you to solve this problem!
Department of Justice
Total Cash Prizes Offered: $50,000
Type of Challenge: Scientific
Submission Start: 09/14/2012 07:00 PM ET
Submission End: 12/14/2012 10:00 PM ET
Type of Challenge: Scientific
Submission Start: 09/14/2012 07:00 PM ET
Submission End: 12/14/2012 10:00 PM ET
This challenge is externally hosted.
You can view the challenge details here: http://www.nij.gov/funding/2012/body-armor-challenge.htm