Announcement_for_Innovation_Showcase.pdf

As part of the Governor’s Executive Order N-30-25, California’s Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the California Housing and Homelessness Agency (CHHA), and the Office of Data and Innovation invite innovators and vendors to participate in an upcoming Innovation Showcase, hosted with the Government Operations Agency (GovOps).

The Showcase is a market research activity and is not a procurement activity. Government teams will hear directly from innovators about solutions to challenges facing the delivery of services to residents, bridging the gap between the public and private sectors. Our goal is to reimagine how technology can help the state solve current challenges: faster, smarter, and with greater impact.

The challenge California wants to help local jurisdictions permit more housing, faster, by making the process clearer for the people who use it and less burdensome for the staff who run it. Today, applicants struggle to understand what is required, which pathway to pursue, and where their project stands, while staff spend significant time answering questions, reviewing incomplete applications, and drafting reports that could be automated.

Because jurisdictions differ in size, capacity, and budget, the State is not seeking a single tool that does everything. It seeks AI-enabled solutions across three scenarios: guiding applicants to a complete and well-routed application, supporting internal review across the entitlement and building permit phases, and, as a supplementary area, helping jurisdictions keep current with changing state and local housing law. Vendors may address one scenario or all of them.

Full details are in the attached challenge statement.

Program format

Specific challenge statement opportunities This Showcase responds to a specific challenge statement, posted on this page while we are accepting applications. We will invite selected innovators whose solutions best address the challenge to present to state leaders and teams. The Innovation Showcase is not open to the https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2025-7-15.Efficient-and-Effective-Government-EO.FINAL_.signed.pdf https://business.ca.gov/ https://business.ca.gov/ https://www.bcsh.ca.gov/ https://innovation.ca.gov/ https://www.govops.ca.gov/ public and will not be recorded. Innovators will be allowed to watch other innovators’ presentations.

Rolling submissions Beyond this challenge, the Showcase accepts innovator pitches on a rolling basis. GovOps and ODI review submissions regularly and schedule ad hoc Showcase days for selected innovators.

You only need to submit a solution once for it to be considered. Get on our mailing list to hear when new challenge statements are posted.

How to participate

1. Attend the Vendor Information Forum Before submitting, we invite you to a virtual Vendor Information Forum covering the challenge statement, portal mechanics, and rules of engagement.

2. Submit an Intent to Showcase If you have a solution that addresses the challenge statement, submit an Intent to Showcase through our portal which should take no longer than 30-45 minutes.

Signup:

Please visit the ODI Innovation Showcase website for signup links and submission details.

Questions?

Email showcase@innovation.ca.gov https://forms.gle/GRKm1o4DEAzNVcqT9 https://innovation.ca.gov/our-work/innovation-showcase/ mailto:showcase@innovation.ca.gov