Paul G. Allen/Vulcan Smart City Challenge grant
grantsource-backedconfidence 0.98schema 0.9.0
Private grant of up to $10 million awarded alongside the USDOT Smart City Challenge funding.
Metadata
| StarIntel ID | starintel:grant:columbus-vulcan-smart-city-2016 |
|---|---|
| Dataset | starintel-wef-columbus-depth-3-2026-07-25 |
| Schema | 0.9.0 |
| Version | 1 |
| Updated | 2026-07-25T20:30:00Z |
Type-specific data
- Buyer Id
starintel:org:paul-g-allen-philanthropies-vulcan
- Ceiling Amount
10000000- Currency
USD
- Description
Private matching funding supporting electrification and Smart City deployment.
- Grantor Id
starintel:org:paul-g-allen-philanthropies-vulcan
- Program
Smart City Challenge
- Recipient Ids
starintel:org:city-of-columbus
- Seller Id
starintel:org:city-of-columbus
- Status
awarded
Assessment
- Confidence
0.98
Verification
- Status
source-backed
- Verified
True
Provenance
- Agent
GPT-5.6 Thinking
- Run Id
wef-columbus-depth-3-2026-07-25
- Skill
auto-dig;create-starintel-documents;select-recursive-targets
Lineage
- Derived From
starintel:research-pass:wef-columbus-depth-2-2026-07-25
- Generation
3
Workflow
- Max Depth
6- Recursion Depth
3- Research Status
completed
- Root Target Id
starintel:org:city-of-columbus
Related records
Sources
- Columbus Ordinance 0820-2018City of Columbus · credibility 0.95 · retrieved 2026-07-25T20:30:00Z
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