Grant
Cities Deliver: AI Solutions for Public Services grants
The Rockefeller Foundation and the OpenAI Foundation
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 29 November 2026, 38 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
Nothing recorded yet about who may apply. See what they ask for below.
- Where
- Any city; global open call, details at citiesdeliver.rockefellerfoundation.org
A global open call for non-profits working with a city government to use AI in public services. Grants run from US$500,000 to $2 million.
The facts
- What you get
- US$500,000 to $2 million per grant
- Where
- Any city; global open call, details at citiesdeliver.rockefellerfoundation.org
- How long
- Multi-round selection; Round 1 proposals due 29 November 2026
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- a non-profit or civil society institution working with a city government
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
A long application, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
The listing does not say what it needs. When you open their page, write down everything it asks for before you start.
2. Dates
- Closes 29 November 2026, in 38 days.
- Aim to send it by 26 November 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a grant
General advice from us, the same for every grant. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Say what the money is for, exactly, and how much of it goes where. A simple budget in a table is enough.
- Describe what you have done so far, with numbers you can prove: customers, people served, sales, months running.
- Check whether they need your business registered, and in which country.
- Answer their questions in their order. Reviewers score each one.
If there is an interview or a test
- Expect questions on your numbers. Know them without reading them.
- Be ready to say what happens to the project if you do not get the grant.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on The Rockefeller Foundation and the OpenAI Foundation's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at The Rockefeller Foundation and the OpenAI Foundation's own website on 18 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.