challenge.gov feels like a checkbox that's been preemptively marked, and not a serious tool. The problems are too vague to be acted on, the rewards are small, and the community is anemic despite the potential PR weight of the US gov.
You get "invited" to D.C. to attend a reception where you have to present your app to a commission. Your app then gets featured on the FCC website. You have to pay your own way there for all of that and can then get reimbursed by the FCC...up to $500 per person.
What exactly is the incentive?