Challenges & Prizes Resources

EPA

• Approved Delegation of Authority to Assistant Administrators (pdf) (402.23 KB)

• Managing Challenge and Prize Competitions Memorandum (pdf) (920.39 KB)

• Opportunity for Prize Competitions at EPA Public Webinar (2022)

Success Stories

• Read the Next Gen Fertilizer Challenge Science Matters article 

• Read the Septic System Nitrogen Sensor Challenge Science Matters article

• Read the Campus RainWorks Challenge Science Matters article

Tools

• Challenge.gov Challenge and Prize Toolkit - Use this as a comprehensive guide to designing and running and challenge and prize competition. This guide is not EPA-specific.

General Services Administration

• View all federal challenges on challenge.gov​ 

Legislation

• America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2010

• American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2019

• Challenge and Prize Competitions and Implementing COMPETES Act Provisions Memorandum (pdf) (632.35 KB)

• Paperwork Reduction Act FAQs for Challenges and Prizes (pdf) (358.9 KB)