United STATES Contacts

The Real World Design Challenge starts with a state-level competition. All states are eligible to participate. Students in participating states and territories sign up for the competition, then compete for the State Championship. The winner in each state or territory receives an invitation to compete in the national/ international finals.

Below are the participating states and territories. For more information about the Real World Design Challenge in your state or territory, go to your state’s page and contact the state coordinator.

You may also contact us at Jeffrey Coppola if your state does not have a coordinator or if you have other questions on the challenge..

Participating States

• Alabama
• Alaska
• American Samoa
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Guam
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• Nevada
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Puerto Rico
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
• The Federated States of Micronesia
• The Republic of Palau
• The Republic of the Marshall Islands
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Virgin Islands
• Washington
• Washington, DC
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming