Tulane University Gets $5 Million Grant for Global Disaster-Leadership Program

NEW ORLEANS -- Tulane University has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help universities in disaster-prone regions in Africa and Asia establish a network of education and development programs in disaster resilience and leadership.

The goal is to empower universities to protect their communities by creating, strengthening and sustaining leaders who are experts in disaster planning, response and risk reduction, said the grant’s principal investigator Ky Luu, executive director of Tulane’s Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy (DRLA).

To read the full press release, visit the Tulane University website.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

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