Sunlight Labs Offers $25,000 For Data.gov Apps

Andurin writes "With the launch of Data.gov, Sunlight Labs is offering $25,000 in prize money for developers who create apps that use newly-released federal government data. Data.gov is paving the way for citizens to become more engaged with their government, by providing for the first-time a clearinghouse of federal data in developer-friendly formats. The Apps for America 2 contest aims to find the best applications that rely on Data.gov, whether it be a client application, an iPhone app, or data visualization. Also, the first, second and third prize winners will receive airfare and hotel placement for a trip to Washington DC. While in Washington, DC, they'll attend an awards ceremony at the Gov2.0 Summit by O'Reilly Media and TechWeb."

I can hear the ads now

[Locke2005]

"Wanna find the targets in the US most vulnerable to terrorist attack? There's an app for that!"

You deserve an award...

[Chmcginn]

If there's a prize for best tinfoil hat theory of the month, I'll writing you in for it.