IPad A16 Chip (11in - 128gb) and MLH Winner Pins

Awarded to the top team with the most outstanding overall project, demonstrating excellence in innovation, technical execution, impact, and presentation.

50” 4K Insignia Smart TV and MLH Winner Pins

Given to the runner-up team whose project shows strong creativity, functionality, and overall quality across judging criteria.

Soundcore Anker Q30 Headphones and MLH Winner Pins

Recognizes the third-place team with an impressive, well-executed project that stands out in design and technical performance.

Keychron K2 Pro 75%

Awarded to the team with the most original and forward-thinking solution that introduces a unique idea or creative approach.

Snaptain - S5C Elite 1080p Drone with Remote Controller - Black

Recognizes the project that best integrates artificial intelligence to solve a real-world problem in an impactful way.

Fujifilm Instax Mini SE

Awarded to the team with the most visually polished, user-friendly, and thoughtfully designed project.

BENFEI Laptop Stand with USB C 7in1 Docking Station

For teams with at least 50% first-time hackers, promoting innovation and learning for newcomers to the hackathon community.

The Challenge: Our world faces "Wicked Problems"—crises too complex, too fast, or too data-heavy for a single human (or a single chatbot) to solve. Your mission is to build a Multi-Agent Ecosystem using the Google ADK and A2A protocol that doesn't just "chat" about a problem, but autonomously observes, analyzes, and acts to create measurable social impact.

The Goal:

Build a "System of Agents" that solves a global-scale issue in Climate, Equity, Health, or Disaster Response. Don't build a tool; build a

workforce for good.

Prizes:

1st: $1000 Google Cloud Developer Credits

2nd: $500 Google Cloud Developer Credits

3rd: $250 Google Cloud Developer Credits

We live in an age of remarkable technological capability — and yet loneliness is rising, mental health is in crisis, accessibility gaps persist, and countless people fall through the cracks of systems that were never designed with them in mind.

Your challenge: use AI and machine learning to close the gap between human need and human connection.

The problems worth solving are all around us. A caregiver who is too exhausted to ask for help. A student who struggles silently because no one noticed. A person with a disability navigating a world not built for them. An elderly neighbor who hasn’t spoken to anyone in days. These are not edge cases — they are the everyday reality for millions of people.

We're asking you to build something that genuinely helps. Not a demo for its own sake, but an AI-powered solution rooted in empathy — one that listens better, reaches further, or acts more thoughtfully than what exists today.

What does success look like? A working prototype that addresses a real, human-centered problem. Your solution should be technically sound, but its heart should be the person it serves. Judges will evaluate your work on impact potential, technical execution, and the clarity of your vision.

1st: LEGO Super Mario Gameboy + Exclusive Red Bull Racing Merch

The Challenge

Design a solution that helps Tampa Bay become more resilient to water-related threats.

Your project can focus on any aspect of resilience that matters to your team, including environmental, social, infrastructural, economic, civic, public health, tourism, or emergency response challenges. You may create an app, platform, tool, system, service, data product, public-facing experience, or another solution format that fits your idea.

The strongest submissions will not just react to disaster. They will rethink how communities, governments, and organizations can prepare for, respond to, and thrive in a water-threatened region. Your solution should be ambitious, realistic, and rooted in the needs of the people and places most affected.

Goal

Build a project that answers this question:

How might we help Tampa Bay live by the water in a way that is safer, smarter, more equitable, and more resilient?

Teams are encouraged to choose a specific problem within this broader challenge. For example, you might focus on:

- flood preparedness or storm response
- infrastructure or mobility during extreme weather
- protecting vulnerable communities
- environmental restoration
- resilience planning and public awareness
- tourism and hospitality adaptation
- civic coordination or access to resources

You do not need to solve every problem. You do need to clearly define the one you are solving, explain why it matters, and show how your solution could make a meaningful difference in Tampa Bay. The challenge intentionally does not prescribe one single issue; teams are meant to identify the vulnerability that best fits their skills and values.

Prizes

1st Place: Zero Waste swag bags (Sponsored by Patel College of Sustainability)

The winning team gets the chance to present in front of Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council Representatives, the Largo Mayor and more company representatives at Tampa Bay Resilience Design Challenge on Wednesday, April 1st from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, as their project may be implemented in the Tampa Bay area.

Google Swag Kits
It’s time to push the boundaries of what's possible with AI using Google Gemini. Check out the Gemini API to build AI-powered apps that make your friends say WHOA. So, what can Gemini do for your hackathon project?
Understand language like a human and build a chatbot that gives personalized advice
Analyze info like a supercomputer and create an app that summarizes complex research papers
Generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more
Think of the possibilities… what will you build with the Google Gemini API this weekend?

Wireless Earbuds
Deploy natural, human-sounding audio with ElevenLabs. Create realistic, dynamic, and emotionally expressive voices for any project, from interactive AI companions to narrated stories and voice-enabled apps. ElevenLabs will empower you to build rich, immersive experiences without the need for actors or complex audio production, using simply the power of AI.

Integrate fully autonomous audio experiences into your hack with ElevenLabs and give your project a voice, along with giving your team the chance to win some wireless earbuds!

Ledger Nano S Plus
The world of development is evolving fast and Solana is leading the charge with a network built to handle all of your infrastructure needs. Forget high fees and slow confirmations, it’s time to build applications that are fast, efficient, and scalable.

Harness Solana's core advantages like blazing fast execution and near-zero transaction costs to make your hackathon ideas become real world projects. With Solana, the possibilities are endless.
Create a game, social app, or consumer product that relies on instant, high-frequency transactions.
Design a sophisticated trading, lending, or decentralized exchange (DEX).
Build a prototype for supply chain, identity, or payments that can handle massive, real-world volume.
Show us how you can innovate with Solana for a chance to win some cool prizes for you and each member of your team!

Raspberry Pi 4
Play with industry-leading LLMs on a single account using the Snowflake APIs. Adding AI capabilities into your application can be as simple as a single CURL command to Snowflake’s REST API.

Build customized applications, RAG powered chat bots, or embed AI-powered features into your app in half the time with half the hassle. Get started for free with a special, student 120-day Snowflake trial and check out this repository for an example of the Snowflake REST API in action.

Desktop Microphone & a Free .Tech Domain Name for up to 10 years!
Make your Team's Achievements timeless: Win a .Tech Domain Name for up to 10 years to Showcase and Expand Your Project, Plus Desktop Mics for Effortless Collaboration on Zoom, empowering you to build even more cool things together!