Applications are open until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18 for the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s We’re All Innovating Contest, the organization announced today.

According to a release, the contest aims to recognize and promote the creative ways startups and small businesses are adapting to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it will provide a total of $3 million to approximately 195 winners.

“Despite the pandemic, Wisconsin’s culture of innovation is thriving,” WEDC CEO Missy Hughes said in a statement. “The ‘We’re All Innovating’ Contest will support those who have taken it to the next level, celebrating the individuals who own, run or started businesses to take COVID-19 on.”

Businesses must have 50 employees or fewer and can enter in one of the following categories: technology innovation to address COVID-19 impacts on health, technology innovation to address COVID-19 impacts on businesses or service and business operation innovations to respond to COVID-19 disruption.

Applications can be done here.