#FunFactFriday: Fishing for answers! Did you know that federal agencies run prize challenges to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities? It's true! NSIN - National Security Innovation Network and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency ran a $1M prize competition which sought ideas, and technology demonstration/hardware in their "Global Fishing Forecast Grand Challenge" which announced three winners earlier this month.
Challenge.gov
Government Administration
Washington, District of Columbia 1,660 followers
The federal government’s hub for prize competitions & challenges across the U.S., designated for public solutions.
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Do YOU have an innovative idea? At Challenge.Gov, federal agencies “challenge” members of the public to solve important problems. From improving transportation for people with disabilities, to reducing suicides among veterans, Challenge.Gov opens up problem-solving to the world, and you could win cash prizes for the best idea. Maybe you can help protect endangered species, or you have a new idea for how to generate power on the moon, or maybe your love for sewing could win you MILLIONS in prizes for creating a new mask design. Visit Challenge.Gov to see how you can participate. Each tile represents a different challenge and each has its own rules for participating. You can work the problem on your own, or with a team to share your solution. All you need to get started is an email address. Join us at Challenge.Gov and start innovating today! Challenge.Gov is a program in the General Service Administration’s (GSA) Technology Transformation Services Division. Challenge.Gov is unique in its ability to facilitate engagement between federal agencies and the public to create transparency and equity in solving problems and innovation. Challenge.Gov supports federal agencies to mature and scale the use of prize competitions and crowdsourcing campaigns to advance their missions. Ultimately, Challenge.Gov helps federal agencies connect directly with the American public to solve problems and share ideas. The Challenge.Gov team delivers this support by offering advanced infrastructure, empowering and connecting members of the Challenge and Prize Community of Practice, hosting interactive learning experiences, and developing resources. Our team is available to consult with federal open innovation practitioners about any aspect of prize competitions or crowdsourcing campaigns, including posting on the Challenge.Gov platform.
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🎉 Celebrating the 34th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with GSA! #DYK Deputy Administrator Katy Kale serves as Chair of the United States Access Board? Together, we're committed to advancing accessibility & inclusion for all. https://ow.ly/MWK050SKnqX
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Data nerds, researchers, and curious minds, gather 'round! 📊🤓 If you’ve ever wondered how many jellybeans it takes to fill the Grand Canyon or if squirrels really do have a master plan to take over the world (maybe not), then you NEED to check out Data.gov! You can download over 300,000 datasets from agencies across the federal government on topics like electric vehicle population, crime data from 2020 to present, and winning lottery numbers since 2010. www.data.gov #OpenScience #OpenData
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Want to keep up with a particular #PrizeChallenge? Or more than one? You can! By choosing “Follow challenge” on each challenge page, you can easily receive challenge-related information from the challenge manager...straight to your email. Whether you create a user account or not, you can receive important information such as event notices, challenge extensions, and more. You can even share a challenge via email or social media to friends and colleagues! Visit this helpful user guide and then follow your favorite challenges today! https://lnkd.in/d7nnJkMj
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It’s back! The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and The National Institutes of Health’s $100K annual competition “Start an SUD Startup” needs your ideas that may lead to biotech startups for Substance Use Disorders (SUD). This prize challenge has had continued success each year, and remains popular within communities by providing hope in discovering solutions to reduce misuse and overdose instances. NIDA believes this competition is unique as they intend to provide dedicated biomedical entrepreneurial assistance and prize money to the “would-be” startup founders much earlier than most investors, incubators, or traditional models of research funding (e.g., small business grants). Learn more, grab a team, and share this challenge! Submissions due by 9/3/24: https://lnkd.in/eMeWgB58
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Things are heating up across the country, including your opportunity to try a prize challenge during your ☀summer downtime! $29M in prize offerings awaits you, across 20 prize challenges. From carbon markets, renewable energy, accessibility design, dementia prediction, first responder technologies, and robotics...to designing a handbook cover, and more! Be sure to check out these competitions from United States Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Commerce, NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, GSA, U.S. Department of Transportation, and USAID!
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Access granted. #SmithsonianOpenAccess, that is! Explore and download millions of the Smithsonian Institution’s images right now, without needing to ask. With new platforms and tools, you can easily access over 4.9 million 2D and 3D digital items from the collections, including images and data from 21 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. #OpenGovernment #OpenScience https://lnkd.in/eRDV9v_i
Smithsonian Open Access: 2.8 Million Images Are Yours to Use
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Closing August 2nd! The US Navy is looking to improve autonomous controls and functionality of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs)! Participants are challenged to develop ROS-based code for mission planning and environmental hazard detection, including locating tires left from reef building efforts in the 1970s. Help make remediation efforts more efficient and effective! $50,000 in prizes. #PrizeCompetitions #AutonomousVehicles #UUV https://ow.ly/Es3k50SEM2O
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Everyone loves a winner! Fun fact: stories announcing prize challenge winners get the most clicks and visits. Our public newsletter, with over 10,000 subscribers, is the perfect way to stay updated on winner announcements, new prize challenges, events, and more. Sign up today! https://ow.ly/NHwa50SAq3P #FunFactFriday
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Closing Monday 7/15! There's still time to submit your ideas to @DOT's Modernizing NEPA Challenge. How can National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents be more accessible and inclusive? Submit your ideas in two categories: 1) Public-Facing Interactive Documents and 2) Interagency Collaborative Tools and Documents. You could win part of the $750K prize pool and help transform the future of decision-making for transportation projects! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eezdBTGR
Department of Transportation's Modernizing NEPA Challenge video
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