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    "title" : "Double Digit Crowdsourcing Competitions Launch in February |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"Double Digit Crowdsourcing Competitions Launch in February","summary" : "This is a phenomenal month for federal challenge and prize competitions with 12 new programs launched in February. The challenge.gov platform usually averages four to six new challenges a month, so we’re excited to see the year start off with a big push to engage citizens in creative","date" : "2014-02-26T13:25:05-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"tammi-marcoullier" : "Tammi Marcoullier"},"topics" : {
        
            "challenges-and-prize-competitions" : "Challenges and prize competitions",
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The challenge.gov platform usually averages four to six new challenges a month, so we’re excited to see the year start off with a big push to engage citizens in creative problem solving.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake a look and see what these agencies are doing to drive innovation:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhite House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://challenge.sites.usa.gov/challenge/expanding-opportunity-for-aapis-whiaapi-proposal-challenge/\"\u003eIdeas to Expand Opportunities for AAPI Communities\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProposals may include innovation, enhanced infrastructure, and effective outcomes for a focused amount of time (e.g. one year) on a project of choice that serves the needs of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders community. The Challenge is to think beyond the existing work and to propose an idea that would make a meaningful impact on the community.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Department of Transportation\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e** \u003ca href=\"http://www.transportation.gov/datachallenge\"\u003eData Innovation Challenge\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo you have what it takes to create innovative tools to address our nation’s transportation challenges or revolutionize the way Americans see and understand the transportation system they use every day? Create a tool to address systemic challenges by accessing publicly-available federal and/or local DOT datasets.\u003ca href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/02/Energy_Challenge_Home.png\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/02/Energy%5c_Challenge%5c_Home.png\"\n    alt=\"Energy Challenge Homepage\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**Department of Energy\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e** \u003ca href=\"http://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/doe-challenge-home\"\u003eHome\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/doe-challenge-home\"\u003eChallenge\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the Challenge Home, DOE seeks to apply proven innovations for high-performance homes that can be implemented by the home building industry, thereby serving as “models for success.”\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**EPA\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e** \u003ca href=\"http://water.epa.gov/type/watersheds/monitoring/nars-challenge.cfm\"\u003eNational Aquatic Resource Surveys Campus Research Challenge\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollege students are invited to develop innovative ways of using EPA’s water data to better protect aquatic resources. The National \u003ca href=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/02/NARS2014.png\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"image\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/02/NARS2014.png\"\n    alt=\"National Aquatic Resource Survey (NARS) Campus Research Challenge logo\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003c/a\u003eAquatic Resource Survey (NARS) Campus Research Challenge gives undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to use NARS data to conduct further scientific research and analysis. This challenge is intended to encourage external, innovative research and information development in support of enhanced water management at multiple scales.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConsumer Product Safety Commission\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://productsafetyapps.challengepost.com/\"\u003eSafety Apps Challenge\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChallenges developers to create applications and innovative tools that raise awareness of consumer safety reports submitted to CPSC and of recalls of consumer products.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDepartment of Health and Human Services\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://oncchallenges.ideascale.com/\"\u003eDigital Privacy Notice Challenge\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreate an \u003cstrong\u003eonline model notice of privacy practices\u003c/strong\u003e for health care providers and health plans that is compelling, readable, and understandable by patients and is easily integrated into existing entity Web sites.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Services Administration\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://gsatraveldata.challengepost.com/\"\u003eTravel Data Challenge\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesign and create an online, interactive tool that utilizes federal travel data to increase transparency and accountability. GSA’s Office of Government-wide Policy, sponsor of the Travel Data Challenge, is looking to bring a quantitative approach to the data the federal government collects in order to help agencies make smarter business decisions, and to allow them to drive cost savings.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eU.S. Department of Commerce\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.sc2prize.com/\"\u003eStrong Cities, Strong Communities\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCities experiencing chronic economic distress want to create and adopt actionable development plans and proposals. This competition is designed to assist cities by leveraging innovative ideas and approaches from diverse perspectives.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eU.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www2.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program/2014-tri-university-challenge-0\"\u003e2014 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Challenge\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEPA is challenging university faculty and students to create practical projects that improve use of Toxics Release Inventory data. The 2014 TRI University Challenge aims to increase awareness of the TRI program and data within academic communities, expose students to TRI data, tools, and analysis, and generate innovative programs, activities, recommendations, or research\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eU.S. Environmental Protection Agency\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.epa.gov/climatestudents/contest.html\"\u003eClimate Change in Focus\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis challenge asks students to create a** video** that answers these two questions:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy do you care about climate change?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAND\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow are you reducing carbon pollution or preparing for the impacts of climate change?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eU.S. House of Representatives\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://housestudentapps.challengepost.com/\"\u003eApp**** Challenge for High School Students\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first annual Congressional Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academic Competition. 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