The Tech to Protect Challenge, implemented by the RedFlash Group and SecondMuse under contract with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) Division, is a national open innovation contest designed to help emergency responders—including EMS, firefighters and police—accomplish their mission to serve and protect our communities nationwide.

Join entrepreneurs, inventors, and innovators with diverse backgrounds who share a common interest in creating technology that can improve the safety of their communities. Regardless of your area or level of expertise, we invite you to use your talents and join researchers, scientists, and emergency responders in advancing technologies and applications for public safety.

For additional information on how to participate in-person or online, the contests you can create solutions for, the rules and more, visit techtoprotectchallenge.org.

Prizes

Up to $35,000 in cash prizes will be awarded at each Regional Codeathon event.

• At the event the top submission per contest will be awarded $1,000

• Post event, the top 4 submissions overall (from any Contest) at the Seattle Regional Codeathon will be awarded as follows:

First Place Overall: $10,000

Second Place Overall: $7,500

Third Place Overall: $5,000

Fourth Place Overall: $2,500

About Tech to Protect Challenge: Seattle, WA

The Seattle location for the Tech to Protect Challenge is one of ten in-person coding contests inviting participants to create technology solutions that will aid emergency responders in serving and protecting communities across the country. This local event is organized by Coding Dojo.

Coding Dojo: Seattle Regional Organizing Partner

Coding Dojo is a leading coding education company that offers a three-full-stack programming bootcamp, as well as courses on Data Science and other emerging technologies. The innovative curriculum and LMS are designed to train students to become self-sufficient developers, regardless of their technical background. Since 2012, Coding Dojo has helped individuals from all walks of life transform into professional developers who go on to be hired by start-ups and world-class companies like Expedia, Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, DocuSign and Skytap. Coding Dojo has campuses in ten US cities, as well as full-time and part-time online programs.

FAQs

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the Tech to Protect Challenge can be found at https://www.techtoprotectchallenge.org/faqs/.

Contact

To contact the local organizer, email [email protected].

Disclaimer

Anyone under 18 year of age is required to be accompanied by an eligible team member (18 years of age or above).