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ACL updates Caregiver AI Prize Challenge: Slack workspace, validation logs and July 31 Phase 1 deadline
Summary
The Administration for Community Living outlined application changes for the Caregiver AI Prize Challenge, including a Slack workspace for applicants, an editable guide and an option to submit additional 'Smart 40 Validation Logs' (text files) that won’t count toward page limits. Phase 1 applications are due July 31 by 5 p.m. ET.
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) on the Caregiver AI Prize Challenge webinar clarified application procedures and provided new resources to help teams apply.
Kelly Cronin, Deputy Administrator for Innovation and Partnership at the Administration for Community Living, said the competition aims to “drive innovation and encourage affordable, user‑centered AI tools that improve quality of care, reduce caregiver burden, and extend the direct care workforce,” and that the contest runs in three phases: design, implementation/testing and sustainability. Teams must win at each phase to advance to the next.
ACL staff urged applicants to use a newly launched Slack workspace to connect with peers (not federal staff) and to email the official Caregiver AI address to request access. Camille Anoll‑Hunter said ACL released additional website guidance that applicants can download and that, as of the webinar, the team had posted a guide about demonstrating AI solutions’ performance and readiness.
The Challenge team now accepts supplemental data output logs called the “Smart 40 Validation Logs.” Camille Anoll‑Hunter said these logs may include bench tests or model evidence and will not count toward page limits, but must be submitted in readable text formats (Word or PDF only); “Please don't submit JSON a CSV or Python files,” she said. Applicants may update submitted applications before the Phase 1 deadline and should submit one email per distinct application.
Key dates: Camille Anoll‑Hunter announced that Phase 1 applications are due July 31 by 5 p.m. Eastern; ACL expects to announce winners for the next phase in September.
ACL also asked applicants to make narratives 508‑compliant and to use the exact section headings shown in the application outline to aid evaluators. The agency plans to share slides and an updated FAQ after the webinar for unanswered questions.
The webinar closed with a reminder from Larissa Crossen (ACL) to use the Slack community and posted website resources and to follow the stated deadlines for application materials.
