The Juxtopia® Urban Brilliant Application Network (JURBAN) is a Juxtopia® Group program was established in 2007 by Dr. Jayfus T. Doswell.  After sponsoring a student team from Morgan State University to enter the Defense Advance Research Project Agency (DARPA) Urban Grand Challenge, Dr. Doswell was motivated to continue involving underserved students in challenges as such and also create his own.  The JURBAN program is run under the Juxtopia® Group, Inc., a Maryland 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 2000.  The JURBAN program is committed to bringing attention to the next generation of youth that will create economic competiveness in the technological workforce, achieve higher paying careers, and achieve a global impact in our society.