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Overview
| Donor base: | United States |
| Application procedure: | Online Application |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
| Annual number of calls: | More than 20 |
Financial details
| Donor size: | Large - more than $5,000,000 |
| Funding instruments: | Equity, Grants, Loans |
| Annual funding volume: | More than $20,000,000 |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Agriculture & Rural Development
- Children & Youth
- Climate Change
- Covid-19
- Economic Development
- Education
- Food Security
- Health
- Human Rights
- Humanitarian Aid
- Research, Technology & Innovation
- Social Inclusion
- Water & Sanitation
- Women & Gender
Project Locations
Africa
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe
America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Europe
Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Pacific
Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Description
1) About
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is the largest private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. It was launched in 2000 and its primary global aims are to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty. They work with partners worldwide to tackle critical problems in the following five program areas: (1) Global Health Division (developing new tools and strategies to reduce the burden of infectious disease in developing countries); (2) Global Development Division (focusing on improving the delivery of high-impact health products and services to the world’s poorest communities and helps countries expand access to health coverage); (3) Global Growth & Opportunity division (focusing on creating and scaling market-based innovations to stimulate inclusive and sustainable economic growth); (4) United States Division (working to improve U.S. high school and postsecondary education); and (5) Global Policy & Advocacy Division (seeking to build strategic relationships and promote policies that will help advance their work).
2) Thematic Interest
- Education
- Health
- Research and innovation
- Economic development
- Agricultural development
- Financial services for the poor
- Emergency response
3) Focus Countries
The provide funding across the globe with a focus on ten focus countries in Africa (i.e. Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia), as well as China, India, the Middle East and Europe.
4) Application Procedure
The Foundation’s annual grant budget is around $3.5 billion for an average of 4,500 to 4,800 grants (average grant size is $725,000). They also make program-related investments. They use a standard four-phase process to develop grants and contracts: (1) Concept Development: their program officers work to identify ideas that support their strategic priorities; (2) Pre-Proposal: from direct solicitation, discussion to request for proposal; (3) Investment Development (applicants are provided with guidelines and templates for developing a proposal, a budget, and a results framework); (4) Management and Close (the program officer and partner discuss how they will work together and keep in close communication to understand progress and challenges of ongoing work). At the end of the project, the partner will work with the program officer to submit a final report that summarises the results achieved and lessons learned. In general, they directly invite proposals by directly contacting organisations. They do also award grants through published Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
5) Contact
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
Seattle, WA 98109
440 5th Ave N.
Washington DC
USA
T: +1 206 709 3100
E: info(a)gatesfoundation.org