The $9 million global Challenge to help cities move more safely, inclusively, and sustainably.
The $9 million global Challenge to help cities move more safely, inclusively, and sustainably.
The 3 host cities
Detroit, Varanasi, and Venice have been selected to host their own City Challenges.
Detroit, Varanasi, and Venice have been selected to host their own City Challenges.
About the Challenge
The Sustainable Cities Challenge will be delivered over two stages.
Stage 1
Call to cities
We were seeking cities who wish to host City Challenges in 2024 - 2025. Later this year we announced ten shortlisted cities that received a range of capacity building support to help them understand the issue they wanted to solve and attract innovators to provide solutions. By May 2024, we will select three of the ten shortlisted cities to host City Challenges to find solutions for local mobility challenges.
Stage 2
Call to innovators via 3 City Challenges
We have been working with the Host Cities to design local City Challenges which launched between May and June 2024. Each City Challenge offers up to $3million in funding to innovators.
Host Cities have open calls for entries from innovators via their City Challenge with the support of the Sustainable Cities Challenge team. Together, they will then select their finalists to test their solutions in 2024-2025. In 2026, final awards will given to Winners in each Host City to continue to implement and grow their solutions.
TIMELINE
Selected Host Cities call on innovators around the world to tackle their local mobility challenges.
May 2024
3 local City Challenges launch
Late 2024
Innovator entry deadline
November 2024
Innovator semi finalists announced
Mid 2025
Innovator finalists announced
Early 2026
Winners announcement
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Meet the Partners
Learn more about the Toyota Mobility Foundation and the other Sustainable Cities Challenge Partners.
