The Opportunity Project

What it does

Resources to help teams use federal open data to build solutions to our nation

Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. The Opportunity Project (TOP) is a technology development sprint program at the U.S. Census Bureau that unlocks the value of open data for the economy and people nationwide. TOP has been instrumental in the development of many new tools that serve the public, tackling challenges like the opioid crisis, workforce development, entrepreneurship, disaster response, and rural development. Here are just a few notable…from opportunity.census.gov

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  Open Bank Project2014 · openbankproject.com · ▲67

  An open-source platform for banks

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  Data for Good2014 · dataforgood.co · ▲62

  Share data-driven projects for social good.

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  College Scorecard2015 · collegescorecard.ed.gov · ▲127

  White House powered open database for exploring US colleges

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  Open Loans Project2014 · ▲63

  An open data set for student loans.

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  Domino Data Lab2015 · domino.ai · ▲68

  Make data scientists more productive

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  Data Scientist Workbench by IBM2015 · ▲77

  Making open source data science easy

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  Lofi Cities – Pixel-art city nights with browser-generated lofi▲319

  Endless lofi beats composed live in your browser, over pixel-art nights in Paris, Tokyo, New York, Hong Kong, Sydney, San Francisco and more. Free, no sign-up.

  Work · 25d ago · loficities.com

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  Smooth Recorder▲257

  Mac screen recordings that look edited when you hit stop

  Work · 19d ago · smoothrecorder.com

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  Figma Specs▲223

  A container for your context that lives on the Figma canvas

  Work · 3d ago · figma.com

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  The rarest tech books and docs you've probably never read▲190

  Work · 13d ago · readrare.com

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  Carrd▲1,643

  Simple, responsive, one-page sites for pretty much anything.

  Growth · 2016 · carrd.com

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  Privacy.com▲1,134

  Get a new virtual card for every transaction

  Commerce · 2016 · privacy.com

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  Franz▲877

  Franz combines WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, Gmail, Outlook, and native Signal in one desktop app with AI summaries, workspaces, and privacy-conscious local features.

  Work · 2016 · meetfranz.com

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  DeepGram▲819

  Search engine for speech

  AI · 2016 · deepgram.com

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  Instant Logo Search▲730

  Search and download thousands of logos instantly

  Work · 2016 · namecheap.com

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  Calls on Slack▲725

  Make voice calls in Slack

  Growth · 2016