If Applicable2025 PIT-UN Tech for Change Hackathon

Sponsor: New America
Solicitation Title: If Applicable2025 PIT-UN Tech for Change Hackathon
Event Type: Limited Submission
Funding Amount: up to $25,000
Internal Deadline: Thursday, August 1, 2024 Sponsor Deadline: Friday, August 30, 2024
Solicitation Link: https://asu.infoready4.com/PlatformServicesV2/Commons/getDocument/Finalized%202025%20Tech%20for%20Change%20Hackathon%20RFP%20%28002%29.pdf?documentName=f61149ec-a6a4-4b08-a068-e5ba3f42390c.pdf&applicationId=7
Solicitation Number: N/A

Overview

Limited Submission

In 2025 we anticipate supporting multiple institutions, but only one application per PIT institution will be awarded a grant to host Tech for Change Hackathons. For the third year of the Tech for Change Hackathon, we anticipate supporting 3-5 Tech for Change Hackathons from across PIT-UN. We will be selecting and supporting PIT-UN member institutions that have experience in hosting hackathons or co-hosting a hackathon but have not hosted or co-hosted a Tech for Change Hackathon.

In 2025, the PIT-UN Tech for Change Hackathon focuses on two specific areas:

Engaging community members (via judges, mentors, sponsors, and workshop speakers).
Exposing students to a public interest technology focus for tech and non-tech disciplines.

Winning proposals must include participation of students from across technical and nontechnical disciplines. The better a hackathon team is organized, the better the outcome of the hackathon. Elements of a well-designed Tech for Change Hackathon include partnerships and community engagements, social justice theme(s) and tracks, mentors and judges, and inclusive communication and marketing.

PIT-UN seeks Tech for Change Hackathons that clearly define topical and relevant public interest technology focuses such as:

Health care
Elections
Bias (racial or gender)
Education
Alternative models for internet access

Additionally, PIT-UN Tech for Change Hackathons should include judging categories such as:

Sustainability: Teams develop a hack that provides an innovative and practical technical solution that is sustainable over a period of time either financially, or environmentally.
Accessibility: Teams develop a hack that promotes accessibility and inclusion.
Data: Teams produce subject-specific data visuals with the larger hack or use data in a unique and innovative way.
App or Portal Hack: Teams build a decentralized application or portal as open source and share it with the world.
AI Hack: Teams use or improve AI responsibly and creatively to solve for community needs and all teams need

Solicitation Limitations:

In 2025 we anticipate supporting multiple institutions, but only one application per PIT institution will be awarded a grant to host Tech for Change Hackathons.

Other Information:

• Total funding is $100,000.
• InfoReady link. After the posted internal deadline, this opportunity will be first come, first served.

RODA ID: 2493