The Gates Foundation's newest global health Grand Challenges grant topics
are now posted. I know several of you out there that may be doing innovative
things in these new topic areas (infant/child nutrition, mobile phone based
health technologies, sanitation, etc.) so this could be a great funding
opportunity. Best of all, the initial application is limited to just two
pages so it shouldn't be a huge undertaking. The deadline is May 19th.
 
Here is the RFP announcement:
 
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is now accepting grant proposals for
Round 7 of Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to encourage
innovative and unconventional global health solutions. Applicants can be at
any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organization,
including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research
institutions, non-profit organizations and for profit companies.
 
Grant proposals are being accepted online until May 19, 2011 on the
following topics:
 
* Explore Nutrition for Healthy Growth of Infants and Children
 
* Apply Synthetic Biology to Global Health Challenges
 
* The Poliovirus Endgame: Create Innovative Ways to Accelerate, Sustain, and
Monitor Eradication
 
* Create the Next Generation of Sanitation Technologies
 
* Design New Approaches to Cure HIV Infection
 
* Create Low-Cost Cell Phone-Based Solutions for Improved Uptake and
Coverage of Childhood Vaccinations
 
Initial 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.
Full descriptions of the new topics and application instructions are
available at: www.grandchallenges.org/gce/
We are looking forward to receiving innovative ideas from around the world
and from all disciplines. If you have a great idea, apply. If you know
someone else who may have a great idea, please forward this message.
 
Thank you for your commitment to solving the world's greatest health
challenges.
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
 
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In
developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving
them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the
United States, it seeks to ensure that all people - especially those with
the fewest resources - have access to the opportunities they need to succeed
in school and life. Based in Seattle, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff
Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and
Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.