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Timeline

Stay informed about key dates and deadlines.
Launch & Assessment
August 15, 2023
Launch & Assessment

Potential solvers are invited to learn more about eligibility requirements and see if their submissions are strong candidates by completing the readiness tool.

Competition Period
Registration Deadline
November 14, 2023
Registration Deadline

To complete a submission, participants must register no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.

Competition Period
Submission Deadline
December 5, 2023
Submission Deadline

Submissions will be accepted for three weeks after registration has closed. All entries are due no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.

Competition Period
Administrative Review
December 2023
Administrative Review

The Build UP Trust Challenge team will review each submission to ensure compliance with submission requirements and rules.

Review Period
Scope Assessment
December-January 2023
Scope Assessment

NIH will review each submission to confirm they are within the scope of NIH and the NIH Build UP Trust Challenge.

View Period
Peer-to-Peer Review
Early to mid-January 2024
Peer-to-Peer Review

From Tuesday, January 9 to 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, lead participants will score and comment on five other submissions using the scoring rubric.

Review Period
Peer-to-Peer Review (cont’d)
Late January 2024
Peer-to-Peer Review (cont’d)

Participants may be asked to score and comment on 1-2 additional submissions by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Monday, January 29, 2024.

Review Period
Expert Review & Judging Panel
February – March 2024
Expert Review & Judging Panel

Once Peer-to-Peer Review is complete, expert reviewers and the Judging Panel will score and provide feedback on their assigned submissions using the scoring rubric.

Review Period
Selection of Finalists
Spring 2024
Selection of Finalists

NIH will review top-scoring submissions then select and announce up to ten Finalists who will each receive up to $45,000 at a virtual demonstration day in May 2024. Up to five honorable mentions will also be announced.

Selection Period
Development of Finalist Solutions
May 2024 – April 2025
Development of Finalist Solutions

Finalists and honorable mentions will strengthen, implement, and test their solutions during a one-year period, then submit their results in April 2025.

Selection Period
Selection of Winners
June 2025
Selection of Winners

Finalists and honorable mentions will showcase their solutions at an in-person demonstration day in June 2025, then NIH will select up to four Winners who will each receive up to $200,000.

Selection Period
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Let’s build community trust and improve people’s health and well-being.

The NIH Build UP Trust Challenge will award as many as ten Finalists up to $45,000 each and the opportunity to win one of four $200,000 prizes for promising strategies that increase research participation and the adoption of medical care by building trust and improving engagement with historically underserved communities.
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