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Challenges on this page are completed (closed to submissions) or only open to select winners of a previous competition phase.

Challenges on this page are completed (closed to submissions) or only open to select winners of a previous competition phase.

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Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health

Drug Repurposing and Repositioning Insights for Treating SUDs Challenge

Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health

Uncovering novel therapeutic approaches for rapid translation to clinical practice

Closed to submissions

Department of Defense - Army

xTechLive Pitch Competition

Department of Defense - Army

The U.S. Army xTech Program live pitch competition at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show!

Closed to submissions

Department of Defense

Dual Horizons: U.S.-India Satellite Tracking Challenge

Department of Defense

Identify technology to detect and track satellites in LEO in contested environments.

Closed to submissions

Department of Defense - Navy

UUV Autonomous Mission Operations Development: Tire Detection Challenge

Department of Defense - Navy

UUV Autonomy Development to Detect Tires in NVIDIA Omniverse Range Representative Envir.

Closed to submissions

Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health

Remote Assessments of Substance Use Disorder (SUD)-Relevant Measurements

Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health

Highlighting current best practices and state-of-the-art approaches in remote monitoring

Closed to submissions

Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health

Barriers and Solutions to Building Community Partnerships in Deploying Remote Assessments

Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health

Creating actionable steps to reduce barriers between researchers and communities

Closed to submissions

Department of Education - Office of Educational Technology

Digital Well-Being Challenge

Department of Education - Office of Educational Technology

Be empowered to improve digital well-being in your school community!

Closed to submissions

Department of Defense

U.S.-Japan Global Innovation Challenge

Department of Defense

Identify technologies that can help advance biodefense solutions & counter disinformation.

Closed to submissions

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

South Pole Safety: Designing the NASA Lunar Rescue System

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Create a system for astronaut rescue on the lunar surface

Closed to submissions

Department of Commerce - National Institute of Standards and Technology

First Responder UAS Wireless Data Gatherer Challenge

Department of Commerce - National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST competition seeks innovative technologies and researchers for UAS 6.0 Challenge.

Closed to submissions

U.S. Agency for International Development

The Choova Njinga Innovation Challenge

U.S. Agency for International Development

Pedaling for Innovation, One Ride at a Time

Closed to submissions

Department of Defense - Army

xTech AI Grand Challenge

Department of Defense - Army

A competition to engage with DoD on the latest AI data processing efforts

Closed to submissions

Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health

NEI Expand OHDSI Initiative for Eye Care and Ocular Imaging Challenge

Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health

Submit your innovative ideas related to eye care and vision research for leveraging OHDSI.

Closed to submissions

Department of Energy

Good Jobs in Clean Energy Prize

Department of Energy

Building Partnerships for Good Jobs in Clean Energy

Closed to submissions

Department of Energy

EnergyTech University Prize 2025

Department of Energy

Student and faculty competition with prizes available for energy tech elevation

Closed to submissions

Small Business Administration

2025 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

Small Business Administration

Funding entrepreneur support organizations, to drive growth and innovation across America.

Closed to submissions

Department of Energy

Geothermal Heat Pumps PATHs Prize

Department of Energy

Catalyzing regional partnerships to encourage Geothermal Heat Pump workforce development.

Closed to submissions

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Gateways to Blue Skies Competition

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collegiate students tackling environmentally and socially conscious aviation solutions.

Closed to submissions

Department of Defense - Navy

Cyber Resilient Systems Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX)

Department of Defense - Navy

Deception and Unpredictability Countermeasures for Cyber Resilient Systems

Closed to submissions

Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health

NIH Quantum Computing Challenge

Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health

Solve translational biomedical problems with quantum computing

Closed to submissions

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA's Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts - Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

RASC-AL fuels innovation for aerospace systems concepts, analogs, & technology prototyping

Closed to submissions

Department of Defense

DIU Presents: Defense Tech Accelerator Challenge

Department of Defense

Prize Challenge for $15,000 and Entry to 4-Month Accelerator Program.

Closed to submissions

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA's Human Lander Challenge (HuLC)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

2025 Theme: Advanced Cryogenics for HLS Applications

Closed to submissions

Department of Defense - Office of the Secretary of Defense

SERDP/ESTCP Fire Equipment Challenge

Department of Defense - Office of the Secretary of Defense

Innovate remote solutions to enhance wildfire response and protect military lands

Closed to submissions

Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Air and Radiation

EmPOWER Air Data Challenge

Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Air and Radiation

Developing Innovative Analyses Using EPA’s Emissions, Allowance, and Monitoring Data

Closed to submissions

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Space Technology Payload Challenge

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Addressing shortfalls to meet future exploration, science, & other mission needs

Closed to submissions

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