This blog post was posted by Kevin Duvall on January 19, 2021. It was written by Kristen Honey, Chief Data Scientist and Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); Alex Wilson, IT Specialist, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), HHS; and Sara Brenner, Diagnostic Data Lead, Data Strategy and Execution Workgroup, HHS; Chief Medical Officer for In Vitro Diagnostics, Associate Director for Medical Affairs, CDRH, U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA).

Following the COVID-19 TOPx Technology Development Sprint, HHS and the U.S. Census Bureau continue data-driven collaboration through the Open Data for Good Grand Challenge for the American public to develop digital tools using government data. Cash prizes total $100,000 for health and COVID-19 solutions.