Whisp wins Rep. Grace Meng’s 2025 Congressional App Challenge in New York’s Sixth District
Rep. Grace Meng has named Towaf Hossain, Nibrus Chowdhury, Harbans Singh, and Fahim Ahamed of Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical High School as the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in New York’s Sixth District. Their app Whisp tracks users via GPS and allows them to drop viewable messages on their exact coordinates in real life within the app.
When asked what inspired the creation of Whisp, the students said, “The inspiration for this app is curiosity. Have you ever walked past a building with no sign, wondering what it could possibly be? Or maybe you walked by a local cafe and wondered if it was good or not. Whisp can be something that you can use to your advantage; being able to ask questions, get answers, and honest reviews from other people is just the starting point of what Whisp can become!”
The 2025 Congressional App Challenge marked another record-setting year for the program. A total of 394 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives hosted App Challenges in their congressional districts, the highest level of participation in the program’s history. More than 13,800 students from across the country participated, submitting over 4,600 original apps focused on real-world challenges ranging from health and accessibility to education, sustainability, and civic engagement.
The Congressional App Challenge is an official initiative of the U.S. House of Representatives that encourages middle school and high school students to learn to code, explore computer science, and build practical technology solutions for their communities. Each participating Member of Congress selects a winning app from their district, and winning teams are invited to showcase their projects to Members of Congress, staff, and industry leaders at the annual #HouseOfCode celebration on Capitol Hill.
The Challenge is proudly bipartisan and reflects a shared commitment to expanding access to STEM education and preparing the next generation of American innovators for the future workforce. The program is a public-private partnership made possible through funding from the Broadcom Foundation, AWS, Infosys Foundation USA, theCoderSchool, Apple, and others.
The 2026 Congressional App Challenge will launch in May, and eligible students can pre-register for the competition now.