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Full Job Description

How can technology-driven solutions enable communities in the United States to prepare for, respond to, and recover from weather-related disasters, ensuring resilience for vulnerable communities?

Applications to the Prize are now closed. Learn more about the 2025 finalists below!

Winners

Now announcing the winners of the Verizon Disaster Resilience Prize! Meet the teams transforming how we prepare for, withstand, and recover from weather-related disasters across the U.S.

From AI-powered early warning systems to tools that empower frontline responders, these solutions are building stronger, safer, more resilient communities.

Click each winner's logo to learn more about their solution.

Verizon And Mit Solve Are Excited To Announce The Verizon Disaster Resilience Prize.

The Prize seeks exceptional solutions that strengthen disaster resilience in the United States. The Verizon Disaster Resilience Prize has a particular interest in solutions that:

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Enhance early warning systems and disaster preparedness

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Improve emergency response and resource coordination

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Strengthen infrastructure and protect vulnerable communities

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Support long-term recovery and community resilience after weather-related disasters

Verizon Disaster Resilience Prize Timeline

Prize launches

Prize closes

Applicant screening

Finalists selected

Finalists pitch to prize judges

Winner Announcement

$1,000,000 In Prize Funding

$1,000,000 in prize funding will be distributed evenly among four solutions working in the United States. Do you have an innovative solution working to improve disaster resilience in the US?