{"id":12053,"date":"2016-07-28T09:29:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T13:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/curo\/2016\/macarthur-100change\/"},"modified":"2016-08-15T09:32:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T13:32:00","slug":"macarthur-100change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/ci\/2016\/macarthur-100change\/","title":{"rendered":"MacArthur 100&Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new competition will award a $100 million grant to a single proposal designed to help solve a critical problem affecting people, places, or the planet. The Foundation\u2019s competition, called 100&Change,<\/em> is open to organizations working in any field of endeavor anywhere. Applicants must identify both the problem they are trying to solve, as well as their proposed solution. Competitive proposals will be meaningful, verifiable, durable, and feasible.<\/p>\n

Opportunity<\/h3>\n

\u201cSolving society\u2019s most pressing problems isn\u2019t easy, but we believe it can be done,\u201d said MacArthur President Julia Stasch. \u201cPotential solutions may go unnoticed or under resourced and are waiting to be brought to scale. Every three years, we plan to award $100 million to help make one of these solutions a reality. Through 100&Change, <\/em>we want to inspire, encourage, and support other people\u2019s ideas, here in our hometown Chicago, across the nation and around the world, about how to address major challenges and enable real progress toward a solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eligibility<\/h3>\n

100&Change<\/em> will consider applications from across the United States and around the world. Nonprofit and for-profit organizations can apply, subject to eligibility rules. The competition will not accept applications from individuals or government agencies.<\/p>\n

Funding Available<\/h3>\n