Data for Health Receives $120 Million Expansion Grant From Bloomberg Philanthropies (Grants Roundup)

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

$200-million pledge to Ehsaas, a program designed by the Pakistani government to alleviate poverty through programs that offer microgrants, polio vaccines, maternal-health services, and financial education, particularly for women in Pakistan.

Bloomberg Philanthropies

$120 million over four years to Data for Health to expand its data collection to a total of 25 countries. The program works to improve countries’ records for birth and death certificates, monitors risk factors for noncommunicable diseases and tobacco use, and will now establish a registry of cancer cases to track trends in developing countries.

JPMorgan Chase

$25-million pledge to the Financial Health Network for the Financial Solutions Lab, which will create tools to help people in seven cities increase their savings, pay down debt, and meet their long-term goals.

Western Union Foundation

$15 million over three years to Opportunity Beyond Borders, which will provide education and skills training to marginalized or displaced young people around the world.

Stupski Foundation

$14 million to seven health organizations to expand palliative-care services in Northern California. The grantees are the Alameda Health System, Chinese Hospital, Kaiser Permanente, Sutter Health, Washington Hospital, University of California at San Francisco, and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.

Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr., Fund

$10-million partial-challenge grant to the University of California at Berkeley for programs to increase racial diversity and inclusion at the university. Of the gift, $2 million will match donations to the African American Initiative Scholarship.

Edward P. Evans Foundation

$5 million to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to create the Edward P. Evans Center for Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Evans was chairman and CEO of Macmillan Publishers; he died of leukemia in 2010 at age 68.

Walmart Foundation

$6.2 million to three hunger-alleviation programs. Baylor University received $2.6 million for its Texas Hunger Initiative, which works to increase access to healthful food in Texas through direct outreach, research, and policy development. FoodCorps was awarded $2.3 million for efforts to connect students with access to healthful food in schools. A $1.3-million grant went to Brighter Bites, a Houston charity that increases access to fresh produce and nutrition education for low-income families.

W.M. Keck Foundation

$1 million to the University of Denver and Colorado School of Mines for a collaborative research project on the potential applications of laser beams in quantum computing.

New Grant Opportunities

The ISA Foundation, operated by Isagenix International, is accepting grant applications from nonprofit organizations in its three mission areas: healthy nutrition and support for children; wellness education; and aid for those affected by natural disasters. Grants are worth up to $150,000 each per year, with the possibility of multiyear grants. Applications are due October 15.

New Profit is accepting applications for grants through its Postsecondary Innovation for Equity Initiative, a $2.1-million fund that will support economic-development organizations working to connect low-income young adults with the education credentials and work experience they will need to attain upwardly mobile careers. A total of 21 unrestricted grants, worth $100,000 each over two years, will be awarded in this round. Applications are due October 23.

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M.J. Prest has been writing about major gifts, grant making, and executive moves for the Chronicle since 2004. Email M.J.