NOVEMBER 28-30, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC
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2022 National Infrastructure Innovation Challenge
Accelerator and $50K Prize
Join the National Infrastructure Innovation Challenge, aligned with the nation's monumental investments through the Infrastructure Law, the House's American COMPETES Act and the Senate's U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA). Sponsored by:
- Resilient Infrastructure & Secure Energy Consortium (RISE)
- National Spectrum Consortium (NSC)
- Consortium for Rare Earth Technologies (CREaTe)
Submit your technology today and pitch to top government agencies as well as leading industry and investment partners. Qualified participants receive engagement and membership opportunities with partnering consortia representing over $10B in prototype funding authority, while competing for the $50K in prize pool.
Accelerator Program
- 50K in non-dilutive prize money
- Membership & engagement opportunities with partner consortia (+$10B authority)
- Multiple in-person pitch programs: Industry, VC, Agency scouts
- Multiple one-on-one and virtual training programs
- Corporate & commercial services matchmaking
Energy Security
Advanced Networks
Rare Earth Innovations
Resilient Infrastructure
Smart Mobility
Climate Resilience
Who Should Apply
Transformative energy, networks, infrastructure and climate innovators representing dual-use solutions for both civilian and national security applications are ideal entrants for this Challenge.
Submissions
Submit and pitch your technology to top investment, industry and military tech-scouts. Submission places you in a qualifying process for membership and engagement opportunities with any of the sponsoring consortia. Your submission will compete for a piece of the $50,000 non-dilutive prize.
Dates & Deadlines
Submissions Open: May 1, 2022Informational Webinar:
June 21, 2022
Informational webinar on Vimeo.
Submissions Deadline: June 30, 2022
Pitch Event
TechConnect will invite finalists to pitch at Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit in Washington, D.C.
Date: September 27, 2022
Location: Gaylord National Convention Center and Hotel
Consortium Membership
Join one of our three partner consortium representing over $10B in technology prototyping contracting authority. Consortia relieve some of the contractual burdens typically placed on contractors working for federal clients, making it possible for non-traditional contractors to participate in technology development.
2022 NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATION CHALLENGE FINALISTS
| Organization | Technology |
|---|---|
| Disaster Tech | Using Predictive Technology to Optimize Demand Response and Managing Solar Energy Intermittency on Micro-Grids |
| EINO, Inc. | AI for Next Generation Networks |
| EnKoat | Thermal Regulating Coatings for Climate Resilient Infrastructure |
| GridMatrix | GridMatrix Insights Dashboard |
| GTA, Inc. | Resilient Subsea Green Hydrogen and Oxygen Production for Maritime Fueling, Decarbonized Manufacturing, Grid-Balancing, and Mariculture |
| Heat Inverse | CoolFilm |
| Magnet Energy LLC | Rare Earth Free MnBi Permanent Magnet |
| Minerva Lithium | Nano Mosaic SPE Flow Technology for Lithium |
| MODULA S INC | Community Distributed Power |
| Parasanti Inc | Tactical Processing for Analytics at the Edge |
| Phoenix Tailings | Innovative, Sustainable Re-mining Technology |
| Phoenix Tailings | Novel Technique for Domestic Rare Earth Oxide Separation and Rare Earth Metal Reduction |
| PowerHouse | Retractable Plug-and-Play Mobile Solar Microgrid |
| Precient Technologies LLC | Membrane Biofilm Reactor (MBfR) |
| Sesame Solar Inc. | Mobile Nanogrid for Disaster Response Powered by Solar + Green Hydrogen |
| Silicon Harlem | Tech-Enabled Dashboard (TED) |
| TRAXyL, Inc. | FiberTRAX - a "paint-on-pavement" fiber installation capability |
| Windlift, Inc | Deployable Airborne Power Generators |
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