MacArthur Foundation Will Award $100 Million for Solution to a Global Problem

The MacArthur Foundation, known for bestowing "genius" grants on artists, actors and other creative people, introduced a new competition on Thursday that would award $100 million to an organization with the best proposal to solve a global problem.

The competition, called 100&Change https://www.macfound.org/press/press-releases/new-macarthur-competition-award-100-million-help-solve-critical-social-problem/?version=meter+at+null&module=meter-Links&pgtype=article&contentId=&mediaId=&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F%3FWT.z_jog%3D1%26hF%3Dt%26vS%3Dundefined&priority=true&action=click&contentCollection=meter-links-click , is open to https://www.100andchange.org/#news/1 organizations in any field, anywhere in the world, as long as the proposal identifies a problem affecting people, a place, or the entire planet and comes up with a way to fix it.

By CHRISTINE HAUSER

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