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SPECIAL PROJECTS

This category is a vehicle for out-of-program grants and annual giving support to organizations and causes of special interest to the Gates family. It is entirely proactive in nature; the foundation does not consider grant requests that fall outside of program guidelines.

The Women & Children's Home in New Delhi started almost 28 years ago to address the needs of chemically-dependent mothers through treatment and rehabilitation programs. Women with HIV or AIDS live in the Home with their children. The Women & Children's Home in New Delhi started almost 28 years ago to address the needs of chemically-dependent mothers through treatment and rehabilitation programs. Women with HIV or AIDS live in the Home with their children.

American Red Cross (Washington, DC)
$350,000 for 6 months to support emergency medical assistance and assessment efforts in Mozambique.

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Gandhi Institute (Mumbai, India)
$5,000,000 for 5 years to expand access to free computer education throughout India.

Center for Community Service Fund (Seattle, WA)
$60,000 for 1 year to support the Washington Technology in Education Trust - Seattle-Port Elizabeth Digital Exchange Project.

Chapel Hill Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Chapel Hill, NC)
$30,000 for 1 year to support breast cancer research.

Children's Health Fund, The (New York, NY)
$100,000 for 1 year for general support.

Collin County Catholic High School (Plano, TX)
$200,000 for 1 year to support the technology infrastructure of the new Collin County Catholic High School.

Computer Museum History Center, The (Moffet Field, CA)
$1,000 for 1 year for general support.

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) (Atlanta, GA)
$350,000 for 9 months to support the Farta Emergency Relief Project in the South Gondon region of Ethiopia.

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) (Atlanta, GA)
$350,000 for 6 months to support flood and cyclone relief efforts in the Northern Inhambane Province of Mozambique.

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE) (Atlanta, GA)
$350,000 for 6 months to mitigate the economic and nutritional impact of the drought emergency on pastoral communities in the Garissa District of Kenya.

Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, The (London, United Kingdom)
$10,000 for 1 year to support educational, socio-economic, and conservation management activities to build support for the preservation of the Mountain Gorilla.

Discovery Institute (Seattle, WA)
$1,000,000 for 1 year to support the Cascadia Transportation Initiative.

Duke University (Durham, NC)
$10,000 for 1 year for general support.

Duke University (Durham, NC)
$3,000 for 1 year to support the scholarship endowment for future women athletes at Duke University.

E&Co (Bloomfield, NJ)
$235,600 for 1 year to support the electrification of Junbesi Valley in Nepal.

Foundation Center (New York, NY)
$175,000 for 1 year for general support.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, WA)
$10,000 for 1 year to honor recipients of the 2000 E. Donnall Thomas Medal of Achievement.

Friends of the Foundation for Community Development (Seattle, WA)
$5,000,000 for 1 year to support the development of partnerships to strengthen the capacity of disadvantaged communities in Mozambique.

Fulfillment Fund (Los Angeles, CA)
$5,000 for 1 year to support the 2000 Stars of Tomorrow Gala.

Gates Cambridge Trust (New York, NY)
$210,000,000 for 1 year to endow a global scholarship program at the post-baccalaureate level for academically gifted students

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