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.
Commitments focus on advancing equitable access to artificial intelligence (AI) and vaccines, and catalyzing innovations that address women’s health DAKAR and SEATTLE (October 10, 2023) – A slate of new…
DAKAR (October 9, 2023) – Today at the 2023 Grand Challenges Annual Meeting, Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced new investments to advance access to…
Global call for locally led innovation will help build an evidence base for use of artificial intelligence (AI) large language models in low- and middle-income countries to improve the livelihood…
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.
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 10, 2020 – Twenty-eight organizations from 18 states and the District of Columbia will elevate diverse voices and broaden the national conversation about poverty and economic mobility…
