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Funders offer both regular and one-off prizes to recognize and fund civic tech and its practitioners. These are usually granted for work already done, whereas the Challenges category sets a goal and offers to reward those who meet it.

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Innovations in American Government Award

The Innovations in American Government Awards is the nation's preeminent program devoted to recognizing and promoting excellence and creativity in the public sector.

GovTech 100

GovTech 100

United States of America (the)

A compendium of companies focused on, making a difference in, and selling to state and local government agencies.

Route Fifty Navigator Awards 2018

Route Fifty Navigator Awards 2018

Atlantic Media, New Hampshire Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, USA

Individuals and teams should demonstrate their ability to implement a great idea that improves public sector services and the communities they serve.

Digital Counties

Digital Counties

United States of America (the)

Examining the overall technology programs and plans of the county, these awards are presented during NACo’s annual conference held each July.

GovTech Top 25

GovTech Top 25

United States of America (the)

A program started in 2002 to recognize those technology leaders putting their knowledge to work to solve problems and serve their communities.

Fintech for Good Award

"Honour a financial services or technology organisation for its outstanding contribution to a charitable cause, for example, through funds donated, services offered pro-bono, or a creative volunteer programme"

Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship

The Skoll Foundation presents the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship each year to a select group of social entrepreneurs whose innovations have already had significant, proven impact on some of the world’s most pressing problems, and invests directly in the promise of even greater impact at scale.

European Social Innovation Competition

The European Social Innovation Competition, launched in memory of Diogo Vasconcelos, is a challenge prize run by the European Commission across all European countries

Managing Innovation Prizes in Government

The use of prizes and awards is a visible element of the Obama Administration’s efforts to promote innovation in government. For example, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has sponsored a competition among federal employees to find cost savings and the White House has created the “challenge.gov” website where federal agencies can pose problems in hopes of getting

Digital Cities

Digital Cities

United States of America (the)

Examining the overall technology programs and plans of the city with awards presented concurrently with the National League of Cities conference held each November.

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