Project Use Cases

Registered teams will choose one of the following use cases for their Datathon project.

Tracking Federal Spending Transparency for the General Public
Challenge: Analyze federal spending data from usaspending.gov to identify gaps or inconsistencies in how funds are allocated and reported. Build tools to improve spending transparency for public stakeholders.
 
Goal/Objective: Enhance public trust by improving the accessibility and clarity of federal spending data.
 
 

Social Impact of Federal Programs
Challenge: Analyze the relationship between federal spending on specific programs (e.g., Social Security, Medicaid) and social indicators like poverty rates, unemployment, or access to healthcare.
 
Goal/Objective: Identify which programs deliver the highest return on investment in terms of societal benefit.


Executive Compensation Among Federal Grant Recipients
Challenge: Understanding and comparing executive compensation trends among organizations receiving Federal grants, while accounting for variables such as fiscal year, locality, and other influencing factors. This includes addressing disparities in compensation based on factors like the size of the grant, the agency providing it, and external benchmarks.
 
Goal/Objective: To develop standardized methods for analyzing executive compensation across Federal grant recipients, explore trends, identify outliers, and make recommendations for forecasting future compensation trends. This includes comparing grant recipients' compensation to non-grant organizations and assessing the impact of grant funding on executive pay.