{"id":1975,"date":"2015-03-10T09:03:41","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T13:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/fundingopportunities\/?p=1975"},"modified":"2015-03-10T09:09:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T13:09:22","slug":"grant-opportunities-from-the-gates-foundation-and-its-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/fundingopportunities\/2015\/03\/10\/grant-opportunities-from-the-gates-foundation-and-its-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant Opportunities from the Gates Foundation and its Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gates foundation and its Grand Challenges partners are now accepting applications for the following grant programs \u2013 for more information please visit the grant opportunities page at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grandchallenges.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.grandchallenges.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to encourage innovative and unconventional global health and development solutions.\u00a0<strong>Proposals are being accepted online until <\/strong><span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\"><strong>May 13, 2015<\/strong>.\u00a0Initial grants will be US $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to US $1 million.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development has launched its fifth round for innovative prevention and treatment approaches for pregnant women and newborns in poor, hard-to-reach communities around the world.\u00a0<strong>The application deadline is <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">March 27, 2015<\/span><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development has launched two grant opportunities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As part of the Technology to Support Education in Crisis and Conflict Settings Ideation Challenge, it is seeking technology-supported approaches to provide basic education in one or more of the following situations: health crisis, natural disaster, and conflict zone.\u00a0<strong>The application deadline is <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">March 30, 2015<\/span><\/span>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Tracking &amp; 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