News Type: Press Release

Ellen Wright, CommunicationsDepartment of MunicipalitiesPhone: 506-444-5348 Carol RavaBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3100Email: [email protected] FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — Thirty-six of New Brunswick’s public libraries will benefit from a $703,041 gift from…

Rui BrumMinister’s OfficePhone: 416.325.6204 Sheila LarmerLibraries UnitPhone: 416.314.7616 TORONTO, Ontario — Ontario’s goal of putting public Internet access into every public library in the province received welcome support today with the…

Robert MinnisInternational Health ProgramsPhone: 831.427.4965 The International Family Planning Leadership Program (IFPLP) is expanding its next training session to include 15 additional fellows thanks to grants from the Bill &…

Barbara Greeniaus, DirectorLibrary Services BranchPhone: 250.356.1795 VICTORIA, British Columbia — B.C.'s public libraries will receive a $2.5 million gift from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Municipal Affairs Minister Jim…

Trevor NeilsonBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: (206) 709-3100Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation confirmed today that Bill and Melinda Gates have given an additional $5 billion…

Bob BockNational Institute of HealthPhone: 301.496.5133 BETHESDA, Md. — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) jointly will support an…

Dr. Richard Mahoney (English language)Phone: 82.2.872.2801  Dr. Yong Ae Kim (Korean language)Phone: 82.2.872.2801 SEOUL, South Korea — The International Vaccine Institute announced today they have received a $40 million from…

Mike GarveyPhone: 219.631.7367 SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame has received a $5,211,800 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for a five-year pilot program to…

Amy TejralWestern Governors UniversityPhone: 801.274.3280, Email: [email protected] SALT LAKE CITY — Max Farbman, vice president of development for Western Governors University (WGU) today announced that the Bill & Melinda Gates…

V. Darlene Flowers, Executive DirectorFPAWSPhone: 425.227.7110 RENTON, Wash. — Foster Parents Association of Washington State (FPAWS) announced today that it has received a $180,000 gift from the Bill & Melinda…