General Services Administration Technology Transformation Service (TTS) invites interested business entities and academic institutions to participate in the Applied AI Challenge to engage eligible U.S.-based companies and organizations with particular emphasis on startup and leading-edge technology companies.
Donor Name: Technology Transformation Service (TTS)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Challenge
Deadline: 05/16/2022
Size of the Grant: $12,500
Details:
In addition, they encourage participation from large and small enterprises, women-owned, minority-owned, small disadvantaged, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
Purpose
The challenge intends to assist agencies with the adoption of AI and related technologies to better serve the American people. This goal is achievable through a broad and open challenge encouraging out-of-the-box solutions, along with opportunities for participants to demonstrate a direct application of promising AI technologies.
They seek AI technologies that expand opportunities for new business processes and service delivery. Participants are encouraged to consider how their white paper addresses AI within the following focus areas:
- Climate and the environment – including weather prediction (near-term and long-term), flood prediction, disaster prediction and management, and climate modeling.
- Pandemic preparedness – including drug discovery, disease surveillance and testing, and supply chain management.
- Infrastructure – including sanitation and clean water, waste management, road maintenance, energy management, and smart grids.
- Equity – including assistive technology, and agriculture innovations for food security.
Funding Information
Up to 16 finalists, with up to four from each market segment (Unified Platforms, Computer Vision Engines, Natural Language Processing Engines, and General AI Functions) will be selected to participate in the Applied AI Challenge Industry Day. Following the prototype demonstration at Industry Day, four winners (one from each market segment) will be selected to receive a $12,500 prize award.
Eligibility Criteria
Only U.S.-based companies or organizations are considered eligible to participate in this effort. Submissions from entities or organizations that do not have a primary place of business in the U.S. will not be considered for the prize competition.
Each eligible entity:
- Must agree to the rules outlined within the challenge. Any participant who submits white papers for consideration implicitly agrees to the rules outlined within the Challenge. Teams that do not agree with the challenge should not participate or submit any materials.
- Shall be incorporated in, and maintained, as a primary place of business in the U.S.
- May not be a U.S. Federal government entity or employ a U.S. Federal employee acting within the scope of their employment.
- Assume any and all risks and waive claims against the Federal government
- Obtain liability insurance or demonstrate financial responsibility, in amounts determined by the head of an agency, for claims by third parties and the Federal government
For more information, visit Applied AI Challenge.
