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The foundation's latest grant to PATH will support the expansion of the initiative's research and development pipeline with projects ranging from early stage laboratory research to advanced clinical testing....

Starting in January, former Gates Foundation CEO Patricia Stonesifer will lead the Smithsonian's governing body of seventeen trustees in what is hoped will be a new era of stability, transparency, and growth for the organization....

The grant will fund the Institute for Money, Technology, and Financial Inclusion, which will focus on the growing use of mobile technology in providing banking and financial services to the world's poor....

The former president of Microsoft's business software division has officially taken over from Patty Stonesifer, who announced in February that she would step down....

Grants ranging from $341,150 to $533,000 were awarded to five school districts to help them more effectively connect with local early learning providers and better align education for children from birth through elementary school....

The grant to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, which builds on three previous grants from the foundation, will be used to launch the CSIS Center for Global Health Policy....

The $1 million award was presented to the Vasconcelos Program in Veracruz, Mexico, for its work to provide access to computers, the Internet, and training for individuals in some of the country's poorest communities....

Emergency relief grants were awarded to the World Food Program, Catholic Relief Services, Mercy Corps, and Oxfam America to provide food for those in need and help farmers continue and improve their production in times of crisis....

The Gates Foundation awarded $3 million while the Knight Foundation awarded $1 million for the memorial, which is being built in Washington, D.C., on the National Mall....

Although foundation officials say they've taken steps to solicit outside advice, few in the global health world and other areas that depend heavily on funding from the country's largest foundation are willing to point out flaws in its approach....