Challenges, prizes, and hackathons use open competition to incentivize local and global entrepreneurs, academics, civil society, and other passionate problem solvers to address a well-defined problem, pilot and test innovative approaches, and scale the most promising solutions.
Learn more about recent challenges and prizes from USAID.
![Eastern Caribbean Business Resilience Challenge Eastern Caribbean Business Resilience Challenge](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_scaled_and_cropped_400_x_260_/public/uploads/images//itr-competitions-1-esc-comp.png?itok=UiM1iYu6)
![Equitable AI Challenge Equitable AI Challenge](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_scaled_and_cropped_400_x_260_/public/uploads/images//itr-competitions-aicompetitionwindowpane.jpg?itok=LATm59Bb)
![Household Solar Workforce Development Challenge Household Solar Workforce Development Challenge](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_scaled_and_cropped_400_x_260_/public/uploads/images//itr-competitions-5-itrcompetitionshouseholdsolarworkforcedevelopmentchallenge.jpg?itok=_L-I27xz)
![Inclusive Health Access Prize Inclusive Health Access Prize](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_scaled_and_cropped_400_x_260_/public/uploads/images//itr-competitions-6-itrcompetitionsinclusivehealthaccessprize.jpg?itok=UAlLAmGX)
![Intelligent Forecasting Prize Intelligent Forecasting Prize](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_scaled_and_cropped_400_x_260_/public/uploads/images//itr-competitions-2-intelligent-forecasting.jpg?itok=Gadzxy7k)
![BetterTogether / JuntosEsMejor Challenge BetterTogether / JuntosEsMejor Challenge](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_scaled_and_cropped_400_x_260_/public/uploads/images//itr-competitions-4-itrcompetitionsbettertogetherjuntosesmejorchallenge.jpg?itok=Ne5ePIyO)
![USAID/Nigeria COVID-19 Food Security Challenge USAID/Nigeria COVID-19 Food Security Challenge](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_scaled_and_cropped_400_x_260_/public/uploads/images//itr-competitions-8-farmerwseeds400x264.jpg?itok=BsfcCy-D)
![Water and Energy for Food Asia EDGE Ag-Energy Prize Water and Energy for Food Asia EDGE Ag-Energy Prize](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_scaled_and_cropped_400_x_260_/public/uploads/images//itr-competitions-7-itrcompetitionswaterandenergyforfoodasiaedgeag-energyprize.jpg?itok=bwx88UAc)
To learn more about how your team can use challenges, prizes, hackathons, and Grand Challenges, please contact epic@usaid.gov.