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<p class="textomenor">Dear Faculty,<br>
<br>
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is inviting proposals for the latest round of the
<a href="https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/" target="_blank">Grand Challenges Explorations
</a>initiative. Applications on the following six topics will be accepted until <strong>
<span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Wednesday, November 14, 2018 11:30 am PST:
</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/increasing-demand-vaccination-services-round-22" target="_blank">Increasing Demand for Vaccination Services</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/new-approaches-manufacturing-gut-microbial-biotherapeutics-round-22" target="_blank">New Approaches for Manufacturing Gut Microbial Biotherapeutics</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/innovation-wash-urban-settings-round-22-0" target="_blank">Innovation for WASH in Urban Settings</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/new-approaches-strategic-prioritization-agricultural-development-policies-round-22" target="_blank">New Approaches for Strategic Prioritization
of Agricultural Development Policies</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/tools-and-technologies-broad-scale-pest-and-disease-surveillance-crop-plants-low-income" target="_blank">Tools and Technologies for Broad-Scale
Pest and Disease Surveillance of Crop Plants in Low-Income Countries</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenge/innovations-driving-programmatic-performance-immunization-service-experience-and-data-use" target="_blank">Innovations Driving Programmatic
Performance in Immunization: Service Experience and Data Use + Measurement</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="textomenor">Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) grants have already been awarded to almost 1400 researchers in more than 65 countries. Initial grants are for USD $100,000 and successful projects are eligible to receive follow-on funding of up to USD
$1 million. Proposals are solicited twice a year for an expanding set of global health and development challenges. Applications are only two pages, and no preliminary data is required. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from
any type of organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for-profit companies.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="textomenor">We invite you to read <a href="https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/grants?f%5B0%5D=field_challenge%253Afield_initiative%3A37073&items_per_page=100" target="_blank">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#666666">summaries</span></strong></a> of the GCE grants funded to date and to explore an
<a href="https://grandchallenges.org/#/map" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#666666">interactive world map</span></strong></a> of projects across the global Grand Challenges funding partner network. We look forward
to receiving innovative ideas from around the world. If you have a great idea, please apply. If you know someone else who has a great idea, please forward this message.<br>
<br>
The Grand Challenges Team<br>
__________________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="textomenor">Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives.<br>
<br>
Visit our site<br>
<a href="https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/" target="_blank">https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Sangita<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Sangita Pawar, PhD, MBA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Assistant Vice President, Research
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> Division of Ag, Life & Vet Sciences,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> and Coop. Extension
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Ph: 520-626-3408<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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