This repository was used to develop and maintain Challenge.gov, an open source platform for federal practitioners to manage their challenges and prize competitions.
Challenge.gov was sunset in March 2026, and the content has moved to other government websites.
If you want to participate in federal challenges and prize competitions, visit the innovation section on USA.gov to find opportunities.
You can explore and learn about:
- Active federal challenges
- Other federal websites that list challenges
- Citizen science projects
Explore guidance and resources about running challenges and prize competitions on GSA.gov.
These resources cover:
- How to plan and run a prize competition
- How to join the Challenge and Prize Community of Practice
- Contracting support
- Federal laws and requirements
- Best practices and a toolkit for managing challenges
There were three repositories that make up the Challenge.gov website and app family.
Informational site and documentation about challenges.
https://github.com/GSA/challenges-and-prizes/
Challenge portal and functionality for building and managing challenges, submitting challenges, and evaluating challenge submissions (feature branch).
https://github.com/GSA/Challenge_platform
Mentioned only to avoid confusion because of the repo name.