Gates Foundation

Gates Awards $1.4 Million for Immunization Advocacy in West Africa
December 15, 2009

December 15, 2009, Philanthropy News Digest - The Paris-based Agence de Medecine Preventive at the Institut Pasteur has announced a three-year, $1.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to implement a new program to support immunization advocacy in West Africa.

Gates Foundation Awards Grants to Support Internet Connectivity in Public Libraries
December 3, 2009

December 2, 2009, Philanthropy News Digest - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced grants totaling $3.4 million to bolster Internet connectivity in libraries in five states and establish partnerships with fourteen additional states to help public libraries compete for federal broadband stimulus funds.

Gates Foundation Joins Others in Goal to Cut Homelessness
March 20, 2009

A partnership of governments, businesses and nonprofits is pledging today to redouble its efforts to help the growing number of homeless families in Washington state. The pledge includes up to $60 million over 10 years by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.