Health Innovation Technology Challenge

Total Prize Funding: $1,000,000

Geographic Scope: North Texas region

Program Focus: Healthcare technology innovation to address community health challenges

Challenge Categories:

• Entrepreneurial Venture Award: $200,000 per winner
• Institutional Venture Award: $150,000 per winner
• Finalist Award: $20,000 per finalist

Specific Health Challenge Areas:

• Increasing access to preventive care
• Improving social/emotional wellness and mental health

Target Population: Primarily North Texas students and underserved populations, including:

• Low-income students
• Students facing mental health challenges
• At-risk adolescents
• Minority and economically disadvantaged children
• Families living in rural, impoverished and underserved areas

Eligibility: Both entrepreneurs/startups and established health systems/institutional innovators

Additional Support: Entrepreneurial Venture Award winners receive consultative support from the BCBS C1 Innovation Lab to broaden impact of innovative products and services

Award Announcement Date: October 19, 2021

Example Winners (2021):

• GreenLight (VitalSign6) - mental health screening software for disadvantaged children
• Insight Optics - mobile eye exam platform for rural/underserved areas
• OneSeventeen Media (reThinkIt! for School) - digital mental health platform for students grades 6-12
• Children's Health - mobile apps for asthma, diabetes, behavioral health and weight management
• Parkland Health and Hospital System - gamified teen resiliency platform