Apps for Communities Challenge (fwd)

[Phillip E Cash Cash]

Apps for Communities Challenge

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Federal
Communications Commission have launched a new initiative called the
Apps for Communities Challenge, to help bring useful public data to
traditionally underserved populations through Web, mobile, or
text/SMS- based applications. The goals of the challenge are to make
local public information more personalized, usable, and accessible for
all Americans; to promote broadband adoption, particularly among
Americans who are less likely to be regular Internet users (including
low-income, rural, elderly, disabled, and low digital/English literacy
communities); and to create better links between Americans and
services provided by local, state, tribal, and federal governments. To
be eligible for an award, applicants must provide either a fully
functioning app or a demonstration and source code. The app must use
one of the OSI-approved open-source licenses and must use publicly
available data. The grand-prize winner will receive $30,000, the
second-place winner will receive $20,000, and the third-place winner
will receive $10,000. Runners-up will receive $5,000 each.

DEADLINE: July 11, 2011
http://appsforcommunities.challenge.gov/