Ignite Accelerator Projects
The HHS Ignite Accelerator is an internal innovation startup program for staff within the Department that want to improve the way their program, office, or agency works. The program provides selected teams methodological coaching and technical guidance within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial framework.
Let Your Ideas Take Off
The Ignite Accelerator supports projects that will help the Department to deliver on its mission. Learn more.
Using data to galvanize HHS resources to prevent and end human trafficking and modern slavery.
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Preventing opioid overdose by linking heroin users to life-saving resources and information.
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Linking data from past device recalls during the FDA medical review process.
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Leveraging natural language processing to analyze grant portfolio data.
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Testing the use of natural language processing to auto-categorize public comments to proposed regulations.
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Piloting a data sharing technology implementation between the HRSA and the Department of Education/Federal Student Aid in order to automate manual processes.
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Sharing knowledge by connecting people.
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Improving the effectiveness of CDC’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program.
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Bridging the gap between early stage companies funded by the NIH and the right partners to move their products forward
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Executing and evaluating 48 hour event where game developers competed to prototype – and for the winners, eventually launch – games that focused on the primary
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