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Across the nation, more than 70 million paid and unpaid caregivers provide support that makes community living possible for older adults and people with disabilities. Meanwhile, the direct care workforce faces historic shortages, and family caregivers are increasingly called upon to fill gaps. Physical, emotional, and financial strains impact their ability to continue providing care, and the result is a growing crisis that threatens the ability of millions of Americans to live independently.
ACL’s Caregiver AI Prize Competition seeks practical and effective ways to use AI to help address these challenges — reimagining how technology can improve care quality, reduce burden, and strengthen the caregiving infrastructure for the future. The competition will recognize and reward innovators who are developing, testing, and scaling AI-enabled tools to support both family caregivers and the direct care workforce.
The Prize Competition will be looking at transformational uses of AI such as delivering on-demand support and training, predicting health risks before they happen, monitoring well-being, and automating processes and documentation so caregivers can focus on what matters most: the people in their care.
Competition Tracks
The Competition will include two tracks:
- Track 1: AI caregiver tools that support family, friends, and/or the direct care workforce in providing safe, person-centered care at home.
- Track 2: AI caregiver workforce tools to help home care organizations improve efficiency, scheduling, and training.
Teams will compete for prize awards across three phases (design, implementation, and scaling).
For Phase 1, teams will compete for up to $2 million in awards across Tracks 1 and 2. Winning solutions will empower caregivers, protect dignity, and expand access to high-quality care at home.
ACL will be updating this webpage with more information about the competition in the coming weeks. In early 2026, ACL will release the prize competition on https://www.challenge.gov/.