News Type: Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently signed an agreement with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to assess the feasibility of implementing programs for schools to…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. should significantly intensify its commitment to global health in the next four years by increasing funding and placing greater importance on health when setting overall U.S.…

SEATTLE — In response to increased need, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced $1.4 million in grants that will result in both immediate aid for three Pacific Northwest…

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE–The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced grants totaling $69 million to organizations working to improve college enrollment and completion rates in…

NEW ORLEANS — Results published online today in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that the world’s most clinically advanced malaria vaccine candidate provides both infants and young children…

MINNEAPOLIS, Min. — The McKnight Foundation today announces it has been granted $26.7 million through 2013 for crop research funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation of Seattle. Funding…

ATLANTA — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced today that cases of Guinea worm disease have reached an all-time low with fewer than 5,000 estimated cases remaining worldwide. To help…

RIGA, Latvia — The Republic of Latvia has received a support grant of USD 2,000,000.00 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand computer user access in libraries, train…

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a major policy address today, Bill Gates, co-chair and trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, strongly urged…

NEW YORK — EngenderHealth announced today that it has received a three-year, $11 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to coordinate the Maternal Health Task Force Project,…