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<challenges>
  <challenge>
    <title>DOL Worker Safety and Health App Challenge</title>
    <poster>U.S. Department of Labor</poster>
    <url>http://workersafetyhealth.challenge.gov/</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/53/group_photos/large.gif?1279893632</image_url>
    <summary>The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) wants your help in building tools to educate the public about safety in the workplace. </summary>
    <categories>Jobs</categories>
    <status>&lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt; months left to submit</status>
    <supporters>6</supporters>
    <prize_money>30000</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>May 16, 2012 12:00 AM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Sep 16, 2012 11:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <judging_period_start_date>Sep 17, 2012 12:00 AM EDT</judging_period_start_date>
    <judging_period_end_date>Sep 28, 2012 11:00 PM EDT</judging_period_end_date>
    <public_voting_period_start_date>May 16, 2012 12:00 AM EDT</public_voting_period_start_date>
    <public_voting_period_end_date>Sep 16, 2012 11:00 PM EDT</public_voting_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Oct 03, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>Hacklolla 2012</title>
    <poster>Lollapalooza</poster>
    <url>http://hacklolla.com/</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/26045/group_photos/large.gif?1320866312</image_url>
    <summary>Lollapalooza is challenging software developers to create cool festival apps that help music fans get the most out of the Lollapalooza experience </summary>
    <categories>Technology</categories>
    <status>About &lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt; month left to submit</status>
    <supporters>138</supporters>
    <prize_money>6100</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>May 15, 2012 11:00 AM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Jun 25, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <judging_period_start_date>Jun 29, 2012 10:00 AM EDT</judging_period_start_date>
    <judging_period_end_date>Jul 13, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</judging_period_end_date>
    <public_voting_period_start_date>Jun 29, 2012 10:00 AM EDT</public_voting_period_start_date>
    <public_voting_period_end_date>Jul 13, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</public_voting_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Jul 17, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>Ocular Imaging Challenge</title>
    <poster>Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology</poster>
    <url>http://challenge.gov/ONC/363-ocular-imaging-challenge</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/35175/challenge_photos/large.gif?1337010404</image_url>
    <summary>A multidisciplinary call to create an application that improves interoperability among office-based ophthalmic imaging devices, measurement devices, and EHRs.</summary>
    <categories>Health, Science &amp; Technology</categories>
    <status>&lt;strong&gt;6&lt;/strong&gt; months left to submit</status>
    <supporters>1</supporters>
    <prize_money>150000</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>May 14, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Nov 09, 2012 11:00 PM EST</submission_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Jan 04, 2013 12:00 PM EST</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>RAISE (Recognizing Aviation and Aerospace Innovation in Science and Engineering) Award</title>
    <poster>U.S. Department of Transportation</poster>
    <url>http://challenge.gov/DOT/345-raise-recognizing-aviation-and-aerospace-innovation-in-science-and-engineering-award</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/35063/challenge_photos/large.gif?1336751579</image_url>
    <summary>The Secretary of Transportation's RAISE Award will recognize innovative scientific and engineering concepts by students that will have a significant impact on the future of aerospace or aviation. </summary>
    <categories>Science &amp; Technology</categories>
    <status>&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt; months left to submit</status>
    <supporters>1</supporters>
    <prize_money>0</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>May 11, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Jul 26, 2012 11:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Oct 31, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>Youth Sustainability Challenge: Creating An America Built to Last</title>
    <poster>Council on Environmental Quality</poster>
    <url>http://youthsustainability.challenge.gov/</url>
    <summary>Create a video to tell the world what you are doing in your community to foster sustainability and create “an America built to last.” If your video wins you will be invited to a White House event.</summary>
    <categories>Economy, Education, Energy &amp; Environment, Health, Science &amp; Technology</categories>
    <status>&lt;strong&gt;15&lt;/strong&gt; days left to submit</status>
    <supporters>45</supporters>
    <prize_money>0</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>May 02, 2012 03:00 PM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Jun 01, 2012 12:00 AM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <judging_period_start_date>Jun 01, 2012 08:00 AM EDT</judging_period_start_date>
    <judging_period_end_date>Jun 11, 2012 12:00 PM EDT</judging_period_end_date>
    <public_voting_period_start_date>May 24, 2012 12:00 PM EDT</public_voting_period_start_date>
    <public_voting_period_end_date>Jun 08, 2012 12:00 AM EDT</public_voting_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Jun 11, 2012 12:00 PM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>Seeing My World through a Safer Lens Video Contest</title>
    <poster>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</poster>
    <url>http://saferlens.challenge.gov/</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/33317/challenge_photos/large.gif?1335470230</image_url>
    <summary>Create your own video to answer the question: What does injury and violence prevention look like in my community?</summary>
    <categories>Health, Personal and Public Safety</categories>
    <status>&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt; months left to submit</status>
    <supporters>56</supporters>
    <prize_money>1500</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>May 01, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Jul 31, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <judging_period_start_date>Aug 01, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</judging_period_start_date>
    <judging_period_end_date>Aug 31, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</judging_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Sep 10, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>ETS Assessment Games Challenge</title>
    <poster>Educational Testing Service</poster>
    <url>http://etsgameschallenge.com/</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/34060/challenge_photos/large.gif?1335889067</image_url>
    <summary>ETS is challenging you to create a math assessment task in the form of a game!</summary>
    <categories>Technology, Education</categories>
    <status>&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt; months left to submit</status>
    <supporters>142</supporters>
    <prize_money>11000</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>May 01, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Aug 18, 2012 12:00 AM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <judging_period_start_date>Aug 18, 2012 12:00 AM EDT</judging_period_start_date>
    <judging_period_end_date>Sep 25, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</judging_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Sep 27, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>US DOT Motorcoach Safety Data Student Challenge</title>
    <poster>U.S. Department of Transportation</poster>
    <url>http://studentsafetydata.challenge.gov/</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/71/group_photos/large.gif?1279906471</image_url>
    <summary>We challenge you to make better information accessible to more people to encourage better decisions. Through better decisions we can drastically improve the safety of our nation’s motor coaches. </summary>
    <categories>Personal and Public Safety</categories>
    <status>&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt; months left to submit</status>
    <supporters>17</supporters>
    <prize_money>0</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>Apr 30, 2012 12:00 PM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Aug 01, 2012 11:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <judging_period_start_date>Aug 02, 2012 12:00 AM EDT</judging_period_start_date>
    <judging_period_end_date>Sep 15, 2012 11:00 PM EDT</judging_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Sep 20, 2012 12:00 PM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>The Evernote Devcup</title>
    <poster>Evernote</poster>
    <url>http://devcup.evernote.com/</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/32747/challenge_photos/large.gif?1335207792</image_url>
    <summary>Build the next generation of memorable apps using the Evernote platform.</summary>
    <categories>Technology</categories>
    <status>About &lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt; month left to submit</status>
    <supporters>508</supporters>
    <prize_money>100000</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>Apr 30, 2012 09:00 AM PDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Jun 25, 2012 05:00 PM PDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <judging_period_start_date>Jul 06, 2012 09:00 AM PDT</judging_period_start_date>
    <judging_period_end_date>Jul 23, 2012 05:00 PM PDT</judging_period_end_date>
    <public_voting_period_start_date>Jul 06, 2012 09:00 AM PDT</public_voting_period_start_date>
    <public_voting_period_end_date>Jul 23, 2012 05:00 PM PDT</public_voting_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Jul 24, 2012 12:00 PM PDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>A Trustworthy Mechanism to Identify Private vs. Public Information</title>
    <poster>U.S. Air Force</poster>
    <url>http://challenge.gov/AirForce/356-a-trustworthy-mechanism-to-identify-private-vs-public-information</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/32563/challenge_photos/large.gif?1334939792</image_url>
    <summary>Propose a trustworthy mechanism to distinguish private vs. public information in a massive stream of online information</summary>
    <categories>Education, Personal and Public Safety, Science &amp; Technology</categories>
    <status>&lt;strong&gt;5&lt;/strong&gt; days left to submit</status>
    <supporters>1</supporters>
    <prize_money>0</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>Apr 20, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>May 21, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Jun 22, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>Durable Dielectric Coatings on Polycarbonate</title>
    <poster>U.S. Air Force</poster>
    <url>http://challenge.gov/AirForce/355-durable-dielectric-coatings-on-polycarbonate</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/32387/challenge_photos/large.gif?1334760705</image_url>
    <summary>A Dielectric coating and process is required to apply a “hot mirror” (filter) to a polycarbonate substrate and endure extreme environmental conditions. </summary>
    <categories>Science &amp; Technology</categories>
    <status>About &lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt; month left to submit</status>
    <supporters>1</supporters>
    <prize_money>0</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>Apr 18, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Jun 18, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Jul 20, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>Together for Tomorrow School Improvement Challenge</title>
    <poster>U.S. Department of Education</poster>
    <url>http://tft.challenge.gov/</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/32209/challenge_photos/large.gif?1334411761</image_url>
    <summary>Challenging schools, national service programs, higher education institutions, and community and faith-based organizations to work together to propel improvement of our lowest-performing schools. </summary>
    <categories>Education</categories>
    <status>About &lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt; month left to submit</status>
    <supporters>183</supporters>
    <prize_money>0</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>Apr 18, 2012 03:00 PM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Jun 29, 2012 10:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <judging_period_start_date>Jun 30, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</judging_period_start_date>
    <judging_period_end_date>Aug 24, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</judging_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Sep 14, 2012 12:00 PM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>National Small Business Week Video Contest</title>
    <poster>U.S. Small Business Administration </poster>
    <url>http://smallbizvid.challenge.gov/</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/32199/challenge_photos/large.gif?1334345054</image_url>
    <summary>Showcase your successful, SBA-assisted business with a short video</summary>
    <categories>Economy, Jobs</categories>
    <status>&lt;strong&gt;7&lt;/strong&gt; days until winners announced</status>
    <supporters>196</supporters>
    <prize_money>0</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>Apr 16, 2012 12:00 PM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>May 15, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <judging_period_start_date>May 16, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</judging_period_start_date>
    <judging_period_end_date>May 19, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</judging_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>May 23, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>Distracted Driving Design Challenge</title>
    <poster>Distraction.gov</poster>
    <url>http://dd-design.challenge.gov/</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/32092/challenge_photos/large.gif?1334261398</image_url>
    <summary>Kick distracted driving to the curb by designing a social networking icon for DOT!</summary>
    <categories>Education, Personal and Public Safety</categories>
    <status>&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt; months left to submit</status>
    <supporters>60</supporters>
    <prize_money>0</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>Apr 16, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Jul 31, 2012 11:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <judging_period_start_date>Aug 01, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</judging_period_start_date>
    <judging_period_end_date>Aug 31, 2012 11:00 PM EDT</judging_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Sep 04, 2012 10:00 AM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>Reporting Patient Safety Events</title>
    <poster>Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology</poster>
    <url>http://challenge.gov/ONC/349-reporting-patient-safety-events</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/32069/challenge_photos/large.gif?1334240872</image_url>
    <summary>ONC is challenging multi-disciplinary teams to develop an application that facilitates the reporting of patient safety events.</summary>
    <categories>Health, Science &amp; Technology</categories>
    <status>&lt;strong&gt;4&lt;/strong&gt; months left to submit</status>
    <supporters>1</supporters>
    <prize_money>70000</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>Apr 12, 2012 11:00 AM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Aug 31, 2012 11:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Sep 21, 2012 12:00 PM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>My Neighborhood Forest Photo Contest</title>
    <poster>Forest Service</poster>
    <url>http://urbanforest.challenge.gov/</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/30142/challenge_photos/large.gif?1331829784</image_url>
    <summary>The U.S. Forest Service challenges you to get outdoors and take photos of your urban or community forest. You could win $200 in outdoor gear from the National Forest Foundation!  </summary>
    <categories>Energy &amp; Environment, Health</categories>
    <status>&lt;strong&gt;2&lt;/strong&gt; months left to submit</status>
    <supporters>345</supporters>
    <prize_money>425</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>Apr 11, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Jul 22, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <judging_period_start_date>Jul 23, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</judging_period_start_date>
    <judging_period_end_date>Jul 27, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</judging_period_end_date>
    <public_voting_period_start_date>Jul 23, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</public_voting_period_start_date>
    <public_voting_period_end_date>Aug 06, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</public_voting_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Aug 07, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>Apps for Energy</title>
    <poster>U.S. Department of Energy</poster>
    <url>http://appsforenergy.challenge.gov/</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/30884/challenge_photos/large.gif?1333553712</image_url>
    <summary>The U.S. Energy Department’s Apps for Energy is offering $100,000 to software developers for the best new apps that help utility customers make the most of their Green Button electricity usage data.</summary>
    <categories>Energy &amp; Environment</categories>
    <status>About &lt;strong&gt;9&lt;/strong&gt; hours until voting starts</status>
    <supporters>636</supporters>
    <prize_money>100000</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>Apr 05, 2012 02:00 PM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>May 15, 2012 08:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <judging_period_start_date>May 16, 2012 08:00 AM EDT</judging_period_start_date>
    <judging_period_end_date>May 21, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</judging_period_end_date>
    <public_voting_period_start_date>May 17, 2012 08:00 AM EDT</public_voting_period_start_date>
    <public_voting_period_end_date>May 31, 2012 08:00 PM EDT</public_voting_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Jun 06, 2012 09:00 AM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>The MintChip Challenge</title>
    <poster>The Royal Canadian Mint</poster>
    <url>http://mintchipchallenge.com/</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/29606/challenge_photos/large.gif?1329148793</image_url>
    <summary>The Royal Canadian Mint is challenging software developers to create apps for MintChip, the evolution of currency.</summary>
    <categories>Technology</categories>
    <status>&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt; months left to submit</status>
    <supporters>2164</supporters>
    <prize_money>52700</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>Apr 04, 2012 10:00 AM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Aug 01, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <judging_period_start_date>Aug 15, 2012 10:00 AM EDT</judging_period_start_date>
    <judging_period_end_date>Sep 12, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</judging_period_end_date>
    <public_voting_period_start_date>Aug 15, 2012 10:00 AM EDT</public_voting_period_start_date>
    <public_voting_period_end_date>Sep 12, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</public_voting_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Sep 24, 2012 12:00 PM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>The MintChip Challenge - Ideas</title>
    <poster>The Royal Canadian Mint</poster>
    <url>http://ideas.mintchipchallenge.com/</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/29631/group_photos/large.gif?1329407629</image_url>
    <summary>The Royal Canadian Mint is challenging you to share ideas for how you would use a digital currency.</summary>
    <categories>Technology</categories>
    <status>&lt;strong&gt;3&lt;/strong&gt; months left to submit</status>
    <supporters>586</supporters>
    <prize_money>2550</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>Apr 04, 2012 10:00 AM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Aug 01, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
    <judging_period_start_date>Aug 15, 2012 10:00 AM EDT</judging_period_start_date>
    <judging_period_end_date>Sep 12, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</judging_period_end_date>
    <public_voting_period_start_date>Apr 04, 2012 10:00 AM EDT</public_voting_period_start_date>
    <public_voting_period_end_date>Aug 01, 2012 05:00 PM EDT</public_voting_period_end_date>
    <winners_announced_date>Sep 24, 2012 12:00 PM EDT</winners_announced_date>
  </challenge>
  <challenge>
    <title>Six Words For The Planet</title>
    <poster>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)</poster>
    <url>http://challenge.gov/epa/341-six-words-for-the-planet</url>
    <image_url>http://s3.amazonaws.com/challengepost/photos/production/30433/challenge_photos/large.gif?1332855929</image_url>
    <summary>Write a six-word essay about the planet or the environment.</summary>
    <categories>Energy &amp; Environment</categories>
    <status>About &lt;strong&gt;1&lt;/strong&gt; month left to submit</status>
    <supporters>1</supporters>
    <prize_money>0</prize_money>
    <submission_period_start_date>Apr 02, 2012 12:00 AM EDT</submission_period_start_date>
    <submission_period_end_date>Jun 30, 2012 11:00 PM EDT</submission_period_end_date>
  </challenge>
</challenges>

