2026 Smart 20 Awards
Due: January 15, 2026 The Smart 20 Awards annually recognize global smart cities projects, honoring the most innovative and influential work. We will designate three winners from the overall awardee pool at the awards reception.
ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS
National Safety Challenge: Workplace Fatigue
Due: January 16, 2026 Fatigue is more than just “tired”; it’s your body’s response to inadequate sleep, mental or physical stressors, or a lack of recovery time, among other causes. Fatigue can manifest in a Read More
MSD Prevention Innovation Challenge
Due: November 14, 2025 TechConnect, in partnership with the National Safety Council, invites applications from innovators and business advancing solutions and interventions with applications in the field of ergonomics. In particular, technologies with potential to Read More
BioHealth Innovation Challenge
Due: January 22, 2026 Located in the heart of the Western United States, Las Vegas provides convenient access to nearby markets and offers several state and local tax incentives. There is also ample opportunity for Read More
Subsurface Void Detection Technologies
Due: November 3, 2025 Resource extraction companies require reliable data on all significant subsurface voids within the operational volume of an active site. TechConnect’s global mining and materials client is seeking next-generation detection technologies to Read More
DoD Toxic Exposures Translational Research Partnership Award
Due: October 16, 2025 The intent of the FY25 Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) Translational Research Partnership Award (TRPA) is to support new or existing collaborative partnerships to pursue translational research that will accelerate the Read More
Windows on the Universe: The Era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics
Due: October 15, 2025 The Universe is the ultimate laboratory, and we can now probe it as never before through several powerful and diverse windows – electromagnetic waves, high-energy particles, and gravitational waves. Each of Read More
NSTIC 26-A: Directed Energy Science & Engineering
Due: October 1, 2025 Directed Energy Science & Engineering Closed
Drone Dominance Innovation Challenge
Due: September 26, 2025 The Drone Dominance Innovation Challenge, presented in partnership with the Vertical Lift Consortium, accelerates next-generation capabilities in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in alignment with the White House Executive Order to strengthen Read More
TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Advanced Manufacturing
Due: December 15, 2025 The TechConnect Critical Technology Challenge: Advanced Manufacturing is a premier open innovation program designed to accelerate solutions to the most pressing challenges in manufacturing. Aligned with the critical technology priorities identified by the Read More