News Type: Press Release

BloombergRobert Lawson Phone: 212.843.8040 NEW YORK — Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates today announced joint efforts to combat the global tobacco epidemic. A combined investment of $500 million will help…

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — Melinda Gates, along with Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and more than 500 guests, marked the groundbreaking today for the Bill &…

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today $8.1 million in grants to help public libraries in 11 states improve and sustain…

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released the following statement regarding the G8 Summit: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation welcomes…

TRIESTE, Italy — The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) today announced a $3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help support the development…

SEATTLE–United Way of King County today announced the receipt of a $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support its Campaign to End Chronic Homelessness in…

Washington, D.C. — EnterpriseWorks today announced a five-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The funding will allow EnterpriseWorks/VITA (EWV) to analyze domestic rainwater harvesting systems throughout the world,…

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — As high school graduates are honored in communities across America for their accomplishments this spring, rising graduation rates are just one…

PORTLAND, Ore. — The global relief and development agency Mercy Corps today announced an innovative approach to poverty reduction in Indonesia and the Philippines that will support the growth of…

Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — In recognition of its groundbreaking work to prevent debilitating blindness and provide affordable, world-class eye care to the poor, the Aravind…