Fire Grand Challenge

Conservation X Labs · Western North America (western US, Canada, Mexico)

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$1M+ in prizestotal across the inaugural round's winners and finalistsThe inaugural round has concluded — 12 finalists field-tested in 2025 and winners were announced at the Solutions Summit in January 2026, with the grand prize to Vibrant Planet Data Commons with the Kalispel Tribe of Indians. Conservation X Labs plans to expand to the Amazon and Southeast Asia but has announced no new round as of August 2026.Deadline / status

Who's eligible

Innovator teams pairing technology developers with land stewards, Tribes or community organizations

About this program

Prize competition for wildfire resilience tools across two themes: scaling innovative ecosystem stewardship, and synthesizing diverse knowledge bases including Indigenous and place-based knowledge. Funded by the Moore Foundation, Esri, Planet Labs and The Coca-Cola Foundation.

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