The Citi Foundation has opened applications for its 2026 Global Innovation Challenge, inviting registered nonprofit organisations to develop or expand programmes that prepare low-income young people for an economy increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence. Under the fourth edition of the challenge, titled “Preparing Youth for AI,” the Foundation plans to award up to US$25 million in restricted grants to as many as 50 organisations. Each selected organisation will receive US$500,000. The first-stage application deadline, through a Letter of Inquiry (LOI), is October 6, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. New York Time (Eastern...