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Opportunity Online Grants Will Help Public Libraries Improve Quality of Computer Access – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced today $6.5 million in grants to help public libraries in 11 states increase and…
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EFInA to Increase Access to Savings and Other Financial Services for the Underserved in Nigeria – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
LAGOS, Nigeria — Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) today announced that it received a $3.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for its Innovation Fund, a…
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The Initiative for Open Innovation (IOI) is Officially Launched – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
CANBERRA, Austrailia — Cambia CEO Richard Jefferson launches the Initiative for Open Innovation in an invited speech at the UN sponsored meeting on Intellectual Property and Public Policy Issues, in…
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Initiative to Assess Agricultural Methods’ Impact in Africa – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Worldwatch Institute is launching a two-year project to point the world toward innovations in agriculture that can nourish people as well as the planet, supported by…
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Western Governors University to Study How Online Programs Can Boost College Completion Rates – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Western Governors University Joan Mitchell – Director of PR1.+801.428.5463 SALT LAKE CITY — Today, Western Governors University (WGU), one of the nation’s leading online colleges, announced a $1.2 million investment…
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Community College Research Center to Identify Strategies to Help Students Earn a Degree – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
NEW YORK — The Community College Research Center (CCRC), Teachers College, Columbia University, today announced a three-year $5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to carry out…
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Community Colleges and States Selected to Boost College Graduation Rates – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Today, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and MDC, Inc. announced $16.5 million in grants to 15 community colleges and…
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National Policy Organizations Launch Efforts to Address Low College Completion Rates – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. – Leading national policy organizations announced today new efforts to identify why so many young Americans drop out of college and…
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International Network Receives $20m to Combat Malaria Drug Resistance – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
LONDON — An international network of malaria scientists is to be established to map the emergence of resistance to antimalarial drugs and guide global efforts to control and eradicate the…
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Ministers of Finance and Global Health Leaders Fulfill Promise to Combat Vaccine-Preventable Killer – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationPhone: +1.206.709.3400Email: [email protected] LECCE, Italy — The Finance Ministers of Italy, Canada and Russia, together with the United Kingdom, Norway and the Bill & Melinda Gates…