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More than a third of the total, some $10 million, was awarded to organizations working in the areas of education and economic development, which are the focus of the foundation's new strategic plan....

Inspired by the medical Tricorder device made famous on Star Trek, the Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize aims to drive development of devices that give consumers access, in the palm of their hand, to the state of their health....

Awarded through the OdysseyRe Foundation, the grant will help support a $575 million capital project, including construction of the first five stories of a new multi-level specialty healthcare building....

The largest donation in the company's history will help provide stability for the organization, which was forced to cut $1.5 million from its $13 million operating budget in 2009....

Since its inception in 2009, the Chase Community Giving program has awarded $10 million to three hundred small and local charities in thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia while attracting more than 2.4 million "fans" to its Facebook page....

Walmart and its foundation have committed $10 million over five years to organizations that work to aid U.S. military veterans, with an emphasis on job readiness and training of returning servicemen and servicewomen....

The grant will support the construction of a new elder-care residence at the center in Baltimore....

The funding is part of a commitment by six corporations to simplify the application process so that small and midsize suppliers can compete more effectively for the nearly $150 billion in contracts awarded by the participating companies each year....

Microsoft Pledges $10 Million in Grants, Technological Support to Nonprofits Offering Employment Services
The company has announced the expansion of Elevate America, a community-based initiative that will provide $4 million in grants and $6 million in software and training support to organizations working to help jobseekers....

The Michael and Irene Ross Endowment Fund will award its first grants in 2011, with a focus on providing support and assistance to the neediest residents of Southern California....