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=== Assistant: I couldn’t find any official XPRIZE competition specifically described as “providing the necessary for $250 a month for… ===
I couldn’t find any official XPRIZE competition specifically described as “providing the necessary for $250 a month for most humans on Earth” in the current set of XPRIZE challenges or past prizes. xprize.org<ref>{{cite web|title=xprize.org|url=https://www.xprize.org/challenges|publisher=xprize.org|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref>

Here’s what is known about XPRIZE competitions (as of late 2025):

===== The XPRIZE Foundation organizes major incentive prizes across global grand challenges designed to spur breakthroughs in areas like clean water, healthspan, carbon removal, wildfire management, and more. xprize.org<ref>{{cite web|title=xprize.org|url=https://www.xprize.org/challenges|publisher=xprize.org|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref> =====

Examples include:
* XPRIZE Water Scarcity – a ~$119 million competition to scale affordable, sustainable desalination to expand access to clean water globally. xprize.org<ref>{{cite web|title=xprize.org|url=https://www.xprize.org/prizes/water/guidelines|publisher=xprize.org|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref>
* XPRIZE Healthspan – a ~$101 million prize to accelerate therapies that can extend healthy human aging. platohealth.ai<ref>{{cite web|title=platohealth.ai|url=https://platohealth.ai/the-x-prize-is-taking-aim-at-aging-with-a-new-101-million-award/|publisher=platohealth.ai|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref>
* Many other past prizes (e.g., literacy, pandemic response, water from air) have targeted specific technology problems but not a universal livelihood income. xprize.org<ref>{{cite web|title=xprize.org|url=https://www.xprize.org/past-challenges|publisher=xprize.org|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref>

===== There doesn’t appear to be a current or announced XPRIZE challenge focused on guaranteeing or enabling a basic global living standard for ~$250 per month (e.g., income, essential goods access). If such a concept has been floated publicly, it might be: =====
* a proposal or idea mentioned in forums or social media but not an official XPRIZE challenge,
* part of broader “basic income” or “global provisioning” discussions that are not actual XPRIZE competitions,
* or upcoming and not yet formally listed on the XPRIZE Grand Challenges page. xprize.org<ref>{{cite web|title=xprize.org|url=https://www.xprize.org/challenges|publisher=xprize.org|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref>

===== XPRIZE prizes are specific, measurable technological goals, not policy or economics challenges like universal basic income. They require: =====
* concrete performance targets (e.g., system outputs, efficiency metrics),
* open competition among teams,
* innovation that can scale a solution globally.

For example, Water Scarcity XPRIZE demands specific desalination output and scalability criteria — not a broad poverty-alleviation mandate. xprize.org<ref>{{cite web|title=xprize.org|url=https://www.xprize.org/prizes/water/guidelines|publisher=xprize.org|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref>

==== No official XPRIZE focused on ensuring a $250/month basic provisioning for most humans appears in the current or recent XPRIZE roster as listed on the organization’s site. xprize.org<ref>{{cite web|title=xprize.org|url=https://www.xprize.org/challenges|publisher=xprize.org|access-date=2025-12-20}}</ref> ====

If you saw a reference to that idea, it may be:
* a future concept under discussion but not yet formalized,
* an initiative from another organization (e.g., basic income advocates, impact funds),
* or a misinterpretation of an XPRIZE that targets affordability of a specific technology (like water or energy).

If you can point to a link or source where that specific competition was mentioned, I can look it up and tell you more about it.