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  •   about 11 years ago

Challenge Rules/Schedule Questions

Use this thread to post any questions related to the rules and schedule of the challenge.

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  •   •   about 11 years ago

    The rules state:

    3. Basis on which finalists will be selected. Finalists will be the first five (5) entrants who:

    Does this mean that entries won't be accepted after those five applications are submitted, even if there is time left before the submission deadline?

  •   •   about 11 years ago

    The way I read the rules, applications can be submitted at any time up to the deadline. Starting after that date/time, submissions will be reviewed and the first five submissions that meet the minimum criteria defined in the rules will be selected as finalists to compete in the Grand Prize beta-test. Only during that beta test will there be any evaluation of the merit and usability of the app, and the app can be enhanced at any time subsequent to submission and prior to start the beta testing period.

    Is this a correct reading of the rules? If so, it raises the following clarifying questions:

    1. Will the app be downloaded immediately upon submission or only when the judging period begins in July (e.g. can the app be enhanced in the interim between submission and judging)?

    2. Can the app be enhanced between the date a finalist is selected/notified and when the beta testing period actually begins/ends?

  •   •   about 11 years ago

    Why would there be no judging of the submission to select the finalists. One could meet the requirements as listed with the most basic of apps but not provided the core functionality that is the spirit of the challenge.

    There must be some level of judgement of the submissions instead of the FIRST five.

    Maybe they meant TOP five.

    Considering there is $10,000 riding on being a finalist I would think they would put a modicum of review and judgement on top of those chosen five.

  •   •   about 11 years ago

    One would think so, but I don't see how they could mean top five when they don't state anything about the criteria other than meeting the basic requirements.

  •   •   about 11 years ago

    MODERATOR - can you please reply to this discussion so as to clarify submission timeline and judging process - there is obvious confusion.

    I interpret the process to be as follows:

    Based upon all of the submissions that meet the challenge requirements and are received by the deadline, judges will select the top five. If there are more than 5, then the judges will use date of submission as a criteria to determine the top five. Please conform. Thanks.

  • Manager   •   about 11 years ago

    Thanks for the helpful input on this topic. We provided a new Update that clarifies why there is a "first across the goal line" criterion included in Project REACH. Check it out here: http://reachthehomeless.challenge.gov/updates/253

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