Gates Foundation and NIH Each Pledge $100 Million to Cure Sickle-Cell Disease and HIV (Grants Roundup)

By M.J. Prest
Senior Editor, Solutions

The $200 million from the Gates Foundation and NIH will go toward developing low-cost, gene-based cures for sickle cell disease and HIV and make those treatments available worldwide. NIAID

October 30, 2019 | Read Time: 2 minutes

Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle:

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

$100 million over four years to the National Institutes of Health to develop low-cost, gene-based cures for sickle cell disease and HIV and make those treatments available worldwide. The NIH will also contribute $100 million to the effort.

Walgreens

$25 million over five years to Susan G. Komen and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society for new research in metastatic breast and pediatric blood cancers, and to provide treatment and support services for patients with those diseases.

BMO Harris Bank

$10 million to the United Way of Metro Chicago to revitalize 77 neighborhoods in Chicago.

Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

$8.7 million to 12 artists and 27 cultural institutions in Philadelphia to widen their audiences and encourage artistic growth in the city.

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

$2 million over three years to New York University to continue its support of the Center for Ballet and the Arts.

Gardner Foundation

$1.8 million to Wayne State College for scholarships and to convert its Natatorium into an indoor athletic complex.

Arnold Palmer Trust

$1.5 million to Wake Forest University to endow the Winifred W. Palmer professorship in literature.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

$1.2 million to DonorsChoose to pay for 700 professional-learning projects that offer continuing education to classroom teachers.

Google.org

$1 million to Team Rubicon to develop a team of volunteers, the majority of them military veterans, who will work alongside first responders to build disaster-preparedness operations.

New Grant Opportunity

The Retirement Research Foundation is seeking letters of inquiry for projects aimed at improving quality of life for older Americans through direct service, advocacy, and education and training programs for professionals working with seniors. The foundation is also soliciting proposals for research on causes and solutions to significant problems facing older adults. Eligibility for direct-service funding is limited to organizations based in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Wisconsin, and Florida. Letters of inquiry must be submitted by December 2, with full applications due February 3.

Send grant announcements to grants.editor@philanthropy.com.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy subscribers also have full access to GrantStation’s searchable database of grant opportunities. For more information, visit our grants page.

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

About the Author

M.J. Prest

Senior Editor, Solutions

M.J. Prest is senior editor for solutions at the Chronicle of Philanthropy, where she highlights how nonprofit leaders navigate and overcome major challenges. She has covered stories on big gifts, grant making, and executive moves for the Chronicle since 2004. Her work has also appeared in the Washington Post, Slate.com, and the Huffington Post, and she wrote the young-adult novel Immersion. M.J. graduated from Williams College and after living in many different places, she settled in New England with her husband, two kids, and two rescue dogs.