Caregiver Artificial Intelligence Prize Challenge
Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
A three-phase competition (design, implementation, scaling) for AI-enabled tools supporting family caregivers (Track 1) and expanding the direct care workforce (Track 2). Teams must develop, test and scale a working tool rather than propose a study.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)Prize amounts are not disclosed on the ACL challenge page for any of the three phases.
- Timing
- Periodic callsPeriodic calls · Mar, Apr, May, Jul, SepNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Optional intent to apply was 15 April 2026; Phase 1 applications closed 31 July 2026 with winners announced September 2026. Phase 2 and Phase 3 dates were still pending announcement as of 2026-08-07.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner, Any faculty rank
- Eligibility
- The ACL challenge page does not state applicant eligibility, directing entrants to the detailed challenge rules; ACL prize competitions generally require U.S. incorporation and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident team lead. Phases 2 and 3 follow from Phase 1 selection.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- family caregiving · direct care workforce · ai-enabled tools · caregiver support
- Apply at
- https://acl.gov/caregiver-ai-competition
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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