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Family Health International Receives $18.5 Million to Improve HI...

admin — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:00:07 -0600

The grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will support the Male Circumcision Consortium in Kenya, which will work to will work to improve and expand voluntary male circumcision services in order to reduce the risk of acquiring HIV....

Research!America Receives $1.4 Million for Global Health Researc...

admin — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:40:09 -0500

The latest grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will be used to train American scientists to advocate for greater investment in research to fight diseases that disproportionately affect the world's poorest nations....

World Food Program, Gates, Buffett Foundations Launch Initiative...

admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:50:16 -0500

The Bill & Melinda Gates and Howard G. Buffett foundations will partner with the UN World Food Program to transform the way the WFP purchases food locally while helping poor farmers across the developing world significantly increase their incomes....

William & Mary Receives $1.9 Million for Foreign-Aid Research

admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:20:20 -0500

Grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates and William and Flora Hewlett foundations will extend the global scope of the college's Project-Level Aid (PLAID) project, which tracks bilateral and multinational aid....

Gates Foundation, Bloomberg Commit $500 Million to Global Anti-T...

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:30:16 -0500

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg will expand his initial $125 million pledge with an additional $250 million commitment, while the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $125 million to the campaign....

Report Profiles High Schools With Effective Math Instruction

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:30:17 -0500

Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a new report finds that access to high-level math classes and knowledgeable, effective teachers is crucial to preparing high school students for college and beyond....

National, Local Foundations Pledge $19 Million to Strengthen New...

admin — Mon, 05 May 2008 00:10:16 -0500

Four national funders, including the Bill & Melinda Gates and Walton Family foundations, have each committed $4 million to the initiative, while four New Jersey-based foundations have each pledged $1 million....

Gates, Howard Buffett Foundations Fund Public-Private Partnershi...

admin — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:05:10 -0500

Funded by grants totaling $47 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates and Howard G. Buffett foundations, the partnership, Water Efficient Maize, will work to develop drought-tolerant maize varieties for African countries....

London School of Hygiene Receives $60 Million to Fight Malaria, ...

admin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:35 -0500

The grants include nearly $40 million over four years from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for the ACT Consortium, which includes almost fifty academic institutions in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the United States....