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Partner for Impact

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Accelerate technology commercialization in the clean energy economy

There are numerous opportunities to partner with the U.S. Department of Energy’s American-Made Challenges.

No matter the size, your support can help fuel innovation and accelerate a clean energy future. Supporters can sponsor prizes or events, join the Network to support thousands of innovators, provide in-kind support, and more!

Creating a just and sustainable future takes novel approaches and out-of-the-box thinking. Bring your voice. Your ideas. Your background. This is your clean energy revolution.

Become Part of the Revolution

Want to become a partner for the American-Made Challenges? Would you like to sponsor successful teams to help advance technologies? Or maybe you want to provide funding to support a support a specific prize? We would love to hear from you!

Sign up on our Network Site and we will be in touch.

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Partners

Select programs are open to various forms of partnership agreements that enable organizations to support prizes and programs outside of the traditional Power Connector or Connector roles. This includes partners who may help with program direction, assessments, testing, reviewing submissions, consulting, mentorship, and other technical services.

Sponsors

Funding is pivotal to any innovator’s success, so we welcome the engagement of industry sponsors to supplement that support. Sponsors are the people and organizations within the private sectors, offering in-kind, monetary, and other assistance to help competitors advance from ideas to commercialization through mentorship, trainings, and networking. Sponsorship can come in a variety of forms and at various levels.

Learn about specific Water Technology Sponsorship Opportunities by downloading the Water Technology Sponsorship Brochure.

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Expert Reviewers

We’re also always looking for expert reviewers—subject matter experts who review competitor s ubmissions and help during the down-selection process.

Check out our Partner Success Stories