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Governor Announces Critical Steps to Ensure High School Students Graduate Ready for College and Success
Marie GroarkBill & Melinda Gates Foundation Phone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Gov. Donald L. Carcieri today announced a one-year, $940,148 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates…
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$11 Million Grant Awarded to San Diego City Schools (SDCS) and New American Schools (NAS) to Create High-Quality Choices for Students in San Diego
Steven BaratteSan Diego City SchoolsPhone: 619.725.5570Email: [email protected] Louise KennellyNew American SchoolsPhone: 240.683.6882E-mail: [email protected] SAN DIEGO — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded an $11 million grant to San Diego City…
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$900,000 Grant Is First Step in Transforming Los Angeles High Schools
Liliam Leis-CastilloLos Angeles Unified School DistrictPhone: 213.241.7000 LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) today announced a $900,000 planning grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…
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$130 Million Committed to Boost High School Graduation and College Attendance Rates Throughout Texas
Renee Austin Weber ShandwickPhone: 816.547.8232 Email: [email protected] Laurey PeatLaurey Peat + Associates, Inc. Phone: 214.871.8787Email: [email protected] DALLAS — Texas Governor Rick Perry, the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates…
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CUNY Receives $6.75 Million to Create 10 Early College High Schools
Marie GroarkBill & Melinda Gates Foundation Phone: 206.709.3400 Email: [email protected] NEW YORK — City University of New York (CUNY) today announced a $6.75 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…
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Seattle’s Rainier Scholars Recognized with $575,000 Grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bruce CasolariRainier ScholarsPhone: [email protected] SEATTLE — Rainier Scholars—a long-term academic development program for children of color in the Seattle Area—has received a $575,000 grant, committed over five years, from the Bill…
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Fourteen Grand Challenges in Global Health Announced in $200 Million Initiative
Charles Pucie orTibberly RíchardPhone: 301.402.5311 WASHINGTON — The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced the first 14 scientific challenges…
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International Food Policy Research Institute Receives $25 Million Grant to Support Innovative Nutrition Program for Poor Countries
Patti PiersonBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: 206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced a $25 million grant to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) to…
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After School Education and Mentoring Services to Expand for Kent Area Youth
Michele CampbellKent Youth and Family ServicesPhone: 253.859.0300 KENT, Wash. — At a time when human service agencies are struggling to provide youth programs in South King County, Kent Youth and Family…
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Gates Foundation’s India AIDS Initiative Announces the Release of its First Grants Worth $67.5 Million
India contacts:Sharad Goswami, for the India AIDS InitiativePhone: +91 124 5061812/13 (office),+91 98103 56688 (mobile)Email: [email protected] U.S. contact:Patti PiersonBill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400 NEW DELHI — The board of the…