The U.S. Census Bureau showcased 12 new innovative projects at an interagency demonstration day created through a federal initiative called The Opportunity Project (TOP).

These new tools address problems such as youth and veteran homelessness, engaging hard-to-count populations in the decennial census and making federal grants data user-friendly.

TOP is a collaborative effort between government agencies, technology companies and nongovernment organizations to translate government open data into user-friendly tools that solve real world problems for families, communities and businesses nationwide.

To date, 10 federal agencies and more than 50 technology companies, universities, and local communities have come together to develop solutions that improve access to economic opportunity, resulting in the creation of over 45 digital tools that now help families, schools, local officials and other members of the public.