“What makes solutions powerful is when solving a specific problem also changes something bigger: how a city plans, invests or serves its residents. That's what the Prize is looking for,” 💬 our Global Director Rogier van den Berg.

🏆 Apply for the WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities ➡️ PrizeforCities.org

Since 2018, the WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities 🏆 has received 1.2k+ submissions & awarded 25 initiatives across regions, sectors & issue areas. Together, these projects show what urban transformation looks like.

Our 🆕 cycle builds on that record.

Apply now 👉 PrizeforCities.org

📢 Applications for the $250,000 WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities are now open ➡️ PrizeforCities.org

Supported by philanthropist and business leader Stephen M. Ross, the Prize 🏆 celebrates proven urban projects making #cities work better for people, nature and climate.

The WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities 🏆 recognizes bold initiatives sparking change in #cities around the 🌍.

One Grand Prize Winner will receive $250k. Four finalists will receive $25k each. Does your project have what it takes?

Apply by Jan. 13, 2027 👉 PrizeforCities.org

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Made in partnership with the Hixon Center for Urban Sustainability, HOW TO MAKE A CITY draws from 1.2k+ submissions to the WRI Ross Center #PrizeforCities 🏆 to show how #cities are driving urban transformation around the 🌍.

See the exhibit at the WRI Hub during #ClimateWeekNYC 👉 bit.ly/3UX1vEj