Apply to any of the following six Challenge programs by midnight for a chance to earn up to $500K in non-dilutive funds, gain partners representing over $50 billion in federal contracting authority, and pitch your solution on stage at Defense TechConnect and Smart Cities Connect Conferences this fall. All levels of technology readiness are welcome, and innovation needs span over 37 sub-domains.
Apply by June 30 at midnight to qualify.
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Security Innovation Challenge and $25K Prize: sensors | scanners | imaging | pattern recognition | real-time analytics | cybersecurity platforms | data harmonization software | AI/ML innovations | privacy-enabled or privacy centric solutions
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America’s DataHub Innovation Challenge and $50K Prize: data dashboards | data security and privacy | novel analytical techniques | data linking and access
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Urban Air Mobility Challenge and $50K Prize: electric vertical take-off and landing | power gen and storage | data and systems management | autonomous and collaborative technologies
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National Infrastructure Innovation Challenge and $50K Prize: energy security | advanced networks | rare earth innovations | resilient infrastructure | smart mobility | climate resilience
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Readiness Innovation Challenge and $50K Prize: gaming technologies | synthetic environments | human immersion | AR/VR innovations | medical MS&T | data analytics | AI/ML integration | complex domain systems | experimentation and validation
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Medical Innovation Challenge and $250K Prize: devices and sensors | digital and hardware | therapeutics and treatments | materials and manufacturing | readiness and response
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