Grand Challenges was created in 2003 to highlight the most pressing problems in global health and development and invite innovators to propose ideas to solve them. Now a family of initiatives on four continents, Grand Challenges has funded more than 4,300 projects in more than 120 countries.
During the pandemic, our foundation has intensified its commitment to investing in researchers and innovation ecosystems in low- and middle-income countries. This includes the next generation of Grand Challenges grants:…
The 11 grantees of the Gates Foundation’s first U.S. education Grand Challenge will design and implement innovative solutions to make algebra more accessible and relevant to students of color, English…
The foundation’s Grand Challenges program invests in innovations that aim to solve the world’s biggest problems that don’t attract financing from the usual sources.
The Voices for Economic Opportunity Grand Challenges has awarded 28 grants to organizations in order to help tell the stories of people facing poverty and marginalization in the U.S.
