The former New York City mayor’s philanthropic arm will assist cities with things like open data and data-driven budgeting.
Bloomberg Philanthropies on Monday unveiled a $42 million initiative to help 100 mid-sized cities use data and evidence to inform policy decisions, improve services and engage the public.
Working with partner organizations over three years, the What Works Cities Initiative will seek to assist cities with efforts related to areas such as open data, program evaluation, and data-driven budgeting, according to a Bloomberg Philanthropies press release.
Cities with populations between 100,000 and 1 million residents are eligible to apply to participate.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg started Bloomberg Philanthropies. Government innovation is among the areas the organization focuses on.