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The Challenge: Supply Chain

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StatVentures Census Open Innovation Labs StatVentures Census Open Innovation Labs

The future of data.

The future of
  • hummus
  • lumber
  • battery
  • refrigerator
  • sriracha
  • microchip
  • hummus
data.

StatVentures scouts technology through collaborations with innovators outside government to ensure the U.S. Census Bureau provides quality data more efficiently, creatively, and effectively.

Bring Us the Goods

You're essential to our calculation.

StatVentures tests and funds cutting-edge technologies and ideas, while providing direct partnership and feedback from the Census Bureau to make government adoption of new approaches faster and easier.

Population count machine displaying the current population of the US as 206751918 Source: Library of Congress
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Now accepting submissions to participate in Phase 2 of the Supply Chain Challenge.

Join an elite cohort of technologists. Compete for a total of $350,000 in funding and government adoption.

Help us identify & use new ways to produce more timely, granular, and robust supply chain data. Up to eight Phase 2 winners will receive a total of up to $350,000.

Phases

Complete

Propose an idea to improve U.S. Census data sources. In Spring 2023, ten of the most innovative and promising ideas were awarded $10,000 each and invited to join the Phase 2 cohort.

Open Now

Iterate on your idea from Phase 1, with insight and feedback from supply chain data experts. Teams will be challenged to develop a clear implementation roadmap and articulate a value proposition. Finalists with the most promising roadmaps will receive awards to move to Phase 3. Missed Phase 1? Don’t worry, new “walk on” teams have the opportunity to join in Phases 2 and 3.

2024

Test your roadmap in a real-world scenario. Prototype demos are evaluated on their potential to serve the U.S. Census Bureau’s mission and goals, and ultimately have the opportunity to be awarded additional funds and pursue adoption by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Apply on challenge.gov

Now accepting submissions to participate in Phase 2 of the Supply Chain Challenge.

Join an elite cohort of technologists. Compete for a total of $350,000 in funding and government adoption.

Help us identify & use new ways to produce more timely, granular, and robust supply chain data. Up to eight Phase 2 winners will receive a total of up to $350,000.

Apply on challenge.gov

Meet the Supply Chain Challenge Phase 1 Winners

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Fresh, new data in 3, 2, 1

  • Phase 1 Concept

  • Phase 2 Roadmap

  • Phase 3 Test

Phase 1: Concept

Propose an idea to improve U.S. Census data sources. In Spring 2023, ten of the most innovative and promising ideas were awarded $10,000 each and invited to join the Phase 2 cohort.

Phase 2: Roadmap

Iterate on your idea from Phase 1, with insight and feedback from supply chain data experts. Teams will be challenged to develop a clear implementation roadmap and articulate a value proposition. Finalists with the most promising roadmaps will receive awards to move to Phase 3. Missed Phase 1? Don’t worry, new “walk on” teams have the opportunity to join in Phases 2 and 3.

Phase 3: Test

Test your roadmap in a real-world scenario. Prototype demos are evaluated on their potential to serve the U.S. Census Bureau’s mission and goals, and ultimately have the opportunity to be awarded additional funds and pursue adoption by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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