Other challenges from the federal government

Where to discover other challenges from the federal government

Many federal agencies and offices host prize competitions and challenges that the public can participate in. You can find more challenges on other agency websites, including at:

• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• U.S. Army
• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Find old, archived challenges and challenge content

USA.gov lists active challenges only. To learn about federal agencies’ past challenges, you can browse archived challenges hosted before 2026 in the Challenges and Prizes GitHub repository.

Also, this section of USA.gov uses select, public-facing information previously published on Challenge.gov. You can explore all the original content from Challenge.gov in the Challenges and Prizes GitHub repository.