America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers

From helping children in Puerto Rico to supporting island communities’ transition to renewable energy, The Opportunity Project (TOP) is taking on new challenges in upcoming innovation “sprints.”

TOP, a program led by the U.S. Census Bureau, has selected six new problem statements that use federal open data to tackle pressing national challenges.

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Sprints are rapid work sessions that strive to complete specific tasks, including finding solutions to problems from poverty and digital inequity to climate change.

To date, more than 1,500 people, 30 federal agencies and hundreds of organizations have participated in TOP, leading to 175 new open data tools including apps, websites, mapping tools, data visualizations, games and more.

Continue reading to learn more about:

• What is TOP?

• How a TOP “Sprint” works

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