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The funds will be provided in the form of a promissory note, giving the Global Fund the flexibility and authority it needs to distribute support immediately to prevention and treatment programs in countries with high burdens of disease....

Awarded through the Grand Challenges in Global Health program, the grants aim to support the creation of new diagnostic platforms that will enable high-quality, low-cost disease diagnosis at the point of care in remote and impoverished settings....

The funding, which includes both grants and program-related investments, will be awarded to cities where district and charter school leaders have pledged to share best practices, innovations, and resources....

Three multiyear grants will support continued efforts to facilitate the discovery and timely licensure of a safe, effective, and practical HIV vaccine, new ways to create effective immunogens, and research into boosting the immune response.

The five-year project will work to expand Internet access in forty provinces across Vietnam, increasing the information and technology capabilities of 760,000 new users in rural parts of the country....

The memorandum of understanding will lead to several collaborative projects, including the development of more productive and nutritious staple crops, improved soil and water management techniques, and the reduction of crop loss after harvest....

With thirty new READ Community Library and Resource Centers slated for construction over the next five years, the grant will help the organization scale up its sustainable development and empowerment work in rural South Asian communities....

The grant will enable Mercy Corps to assist pastoralists and their families in northeastern Kenya, bolster long-term economic recovery in the region, and help communities become more resilient to drought in the future....

The $338 million Avahan initiative may have prevented more than 100,000 HIV infections over a five-year period, but results varied across the six states targeted by the effort and more analysis is needed to understand the full impact of the program....

Although the world's largest private philanthropy awarded $2.5 billion in grants in 2010, CEO Jeff Raikes acknowledged in the foundation's 2010 annual report that he and his staff need to improve how they communicate goals and strategies to grantees....