The challenges are, in effect, problems for which companies can pitch solutions. The state and local governments participating will then choose the pitches they like best and work with the startups to test their ideas out.
The deadlines vary by challenge, but the bulk of them are taking applications through Nov. 20.
As in years past, the governments include cities, counties, states and special districts spanning the country. The challenges cover a diverse array of subject areas, from tree planting to homeless shelters to tax delinquency.
City Innovate, the organization that runs STiR, will continue adding challenges as time goes on, but the initial batch can be found below.
This table was last updated on Oct. 16, 2019.
| Organization | State | Challenge Categories | Challenge Title | Procurement Vehicle | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Area Rapid Transit | California | Data Analytics, Digitization, Geo Services | Real-time Curb Management API | Below RFP threshold | Here |
| City of Carlsbad | California | Mobility | Improve mobility by driving behavior change using gamification | Below RFP threshold | Here |
| City of Carlsbad | California | Digitization | Electronic review and routing of city council items | Below RFP threshold | Here |
| City of Carlsbad | California | Workflow | Employees at our industrial park location want barista-quality hot beverages | Below RFP threshold | Here |
| City of Carlsbad | California | IoT | Solution to monitor unmanaged open space and notify city of illegal activity | Below RFP threshold | Here |
| City of Carlsbad | California | Data Analytics, Data Collection | City trail and open space utilization | Below RFP threshold | Here |
| City of Carlsbad | California | Communications, Open Gov | Boards and Commission Management and Civic Engagement | Below RFP threshold | Here |
| City of Carlsbad | California | Digitization, Process Improvement | Innovative Procurement and Contracting | Below RFP threshold | Here |
| City of Carlsbad | California | Data Collection, Process Improvement | Construction and Maintenance Inspection | Below RFP threshold | Here |
| City of Carlsbad | California | Data Collection, Mobility | Waze Connected Citizens Program Automation | Below RFP threshold | Here |
| City of Chula Vista | California | Mobility, Process Improvement, Public Safety | Regional Approach to GPS-Based Traffic Signal Pre-emption and Advanced Traffic Signal Communication | RFP | Here |
| City of Chula Vista | California | Mobility | Connectivity Improvements for Drone Operations | None | Here |
| City of Fremont | California | Resident Engagement | City of Fremont Interactive Story Maps | RFP | Here |
| City of Kansas City, Missouri | Missouri | CRM / Application Management, Process Improvement | Solution to track, manage and enhance business registration and resource referrals for small businesses in Kansas City | RFP | Here |
| City of Kansas City, Missouri | Missouri | Infrastructure Assessment, Public Safety | Solutions for Automated Barricading of Roads and Signage Systems | Informal RFP | Here |
| City of Kansas City, Missouri | Missouri | Data Analytics, Data Collection, Digitization, Geo Services, Infrastructure Assessment, Workflow | Solution to identify, place and define surface and underground assets | RFP | Here |
| City of Kansas City, Missouri | Missouri | Process Improvement | InnovateKC Open Pitch | RFP | Here |
| City of Kansas City, Missouri | Missouri | Communications, Data Analytics, Data Collection, Natural Language Processing, Open Gov, Resident Engagement | Better Tools for Community Engagement | Below RFP threshold | Here |
| City of Kansas City, Missouri | Missouri | Communications, Payments / Lending, Process Improvement | Solutions for Small Business Development of Minority-Owned Businesses | RFP | Here |
| City of Long Beach | California | Communications, Digitization, Mobility, Process Improvement, Resident Engagement | Video Chat for City Job Applicants | Informal RFP | Here |
| City of Long Beach | California | Data Analytics, Data Collection, Digitization, Workflow | Monitoring of Affordability Covenants | Informal RFP | Here |
| City of Long Beach | California | Data Analytics, Data Collection, Process Improvement | Tree Planting Tracker | Informal RFP | Here |
| City of Long Beach | California | Data Analytics, Data Collection, Digitization, Process Improvement | Assessment of Fair Housing | Informal RFP | Here |
| City of Long Beach | California | Communications, Data Analytics, Data Collection, Process Improvement | Housing Production Dashboard | Informal RFP | Here |
| City of Long Beach | California | AI/ML, Data Analytics, Data Collection, Resident Engagement | Crowdsource Resident Feedback | Informal RFP | Here |
| City of Long Beach | California | Communications, Data Collection, Health and Human Services, Process Improvement | Real-Time Bed Availability | Informal RFP | Here |
| City of Norfolk | Virginia | Communications | Improve and increase community engagement with our residents through integrated communications | RFP bus | Here |
| City of Norfolk | Virginia | Communications, Health and Human Services, Mobile App, Resident Engagement | Improve resident connections to people, information and place during the transformation of three public housing communities | RFP bus | Here |
| City of Norfolk | Virginia | Communications, CRM / Application Management, Health and Human Services, Public Safety, Resident Engagement, Workflow | Digital platform to help our residents easily register for emergency sheltering | RFP bus | Here |
| City of San Jose | California | Process Improvement | Automate the pricing of affordable homeownership units and automate the Household Qualification Process | Informal RFP | Here |
| City of Takoma Park | Maryland | Communications, Data Analytics, Data Collection, Geo Services, Mobile App, Natural Language Processing, Process Improvement, Resident Engagement | Equitable Engagement for Everyone | RFP | Here |
| City of Takoma Park | Maryland | Communications, Health and Human Services, Infrastructure Assessment, Process Improvement, Resident Engagement, Resilience | Workforce Woes: Underemployed and Disconnected | RFP | Here |
| City of Takoma Park | Maryland | Communications, CRM / Application Management, Data Collection, Mobile App, Natural Language Processing, Process Improvement, Resilience | Getting to Know You: Building Relationships with City Businesses | RFP | Here |
| City of West Sacramento | California | Process Improvement | Efficient and painless online system for processing travel reimbursement requests | Other | Here |
| City of West Sacramento | California | Permit Streamlining | Simple Online Application and Payment System for Transportation Permits | Other | Here |
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | Data Collection, Health and Human Services, Payments / Lending, Workflow | Solution for Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) data management system | RFP bus | Here |
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | Communications, Data Collection, Geo Services | Site promotion system for Cuyahoga County commercial properties | RFP bus | Here |
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | Data Collection, Geo Services, Health and Human Services, Mobile App, Mobility, Process Improvement | Automated, easy-to-use travel solution | RFP bus | Here |
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | Data Analytics, Geo Services, Payments / Lending, Resident Engagement | Solution to automate accounting of delinquent tax outreach efforts | RFP bus | Here |
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | Data Collection, Workflow | User-friendly application to digitize employee bidding process | RFP bus | Here |
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | Data Collection, Public Safety | Solution for better access management at Cuyahoga County Jail | RFP bus | Here |
| Metropolitan Transportation Commission | California | Data Collection, Geo Services, Resilience | Regional Emergency Operations Center Visual Information System | None | Here |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | Data Analytics, Data Collection, Digitization, Mobility, Open Gov | Digital Platform for Bringing Transit Ridership Data Together | RFP | Here |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | Communications, Digitization, IoT, Mobile App, Mobility, Open Gov, Resident Engagement | Solution for Local Transit Agencies, Cities and the Public in General to Build their Own Transit Display | RFP | Here |
| San Francisco Superior Court | California | Digitization, Process Improvement | Electronic Jury Questionnaires | RFP bus | Here |
| San Francisco Superior Court | California | Process Improvement | Improved Communication with Jurors | RFP bus | Here |
| San Francisco Superior Court | California | Digitization, Process Improvement | California Rules of Court 10.500 Requests for Judicial Administrative Records | RFP bus | Here |
| San Francisco Superior Court | California | Process Improvement, Workflow | Automated Cash Handling | RFP bus | Here |
| San Francisco Superior Court | California | Digitization, Process Improvement | Automated Income Verification Tool | RFP bus | Here |
| State of Arizona | Arizona | Communications, Mobile App | Fleet Anywhere Application | Informal RFP | Here |
| State of Arizona | Arizona | Communications, Data Collection, Process Improvement, Workflow | Digital knowledge portal to memorialize actions and decisions of experienced staff | Informal RFP | Here |
| State of Vermont | Vermont | CRM / Application Management, Data Collection, Payments / Lending, Permit Streamlining, Process Improvement, Workflow | Vermont Business Portal | RFP | Here |
