{"id":386300,"date":"2026-03-14T03:03:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=973408"},"modified":"2026-03-14T03:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:03:49","slug":"usbr-halt-the-hitchhiker-invasive-species-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=386300","title":{"rendered":"USBR Halt the Hitchhiker: Invasive Species Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A clump of sargassum – an invasive species of algae – floats along in the current off the short of La Parguera, Puerto Rico. <\/div>\n
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NASA\u2019s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI\u2019s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced challenges on behalf of NASA and other agencies.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is sponsoring a 3-phase prize challenge (managed by yet2) for innovative solutions to eliminate the risk of aquatic invasive species (AIS) being transported in raw water entering and exiting watercraft ballast compartments. The goal is to identify novel approaches that can kill, exclude, or inactivate AIS such as quagga, zebra, and golden mussels, thereby protecting Reclamation\u2019s water delivery and hydropower infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Award: $550,000 in total prizes across all phases<\/p>\n

Open date: February 26, 2026<\/p>\n

Phase 1 concept papers due: May 29, 2026<\/p>\n

For more information, visit:\u00a0https:\/\/haltthehitchhiker.yet2.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NASA\u2019s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. CoECI\u2019s NASA Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced challenges on behalf of NASA and other agencies. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is sponsoring a 3-phase prize challenge (managed by yet2) for innovative solutions [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15705,16320,15966],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-386300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-center-of-excellence-for-collaborative-innovation-coeci","category-coeci-news","category-prizes-challenges-crowdsourcing-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t