Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - is now accepting grant proposals

StephenW

Polio eradication is a top priority for the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation. We aim to contribute to global polio
eradication by working with partners in the Global Polio
Eradication Initiative.


The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) is a
public-private partnership led by national governments
and spearheaded by the World Health Organization (WHO),
Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), and the United Nations Children?s
Fund (UNICEF). Its goal is to eradicate polio worldwide.


We are writing to let you know that the Polio Research
Committee is now accepting grant proposals to support
the implementation and evaluation of the Global Polio
Eradication Initiative (GPEI) Strategic Plan 2010-2012.
Research proposals are invited from independent
institutions/investigators, private corporations
and GPEI staff (e.g., EPI managers).


Grant proposals are being accepted online until
July 31, 2011 on the following topics:


1. Operational research

2. Communication research

3. Evaluation of improving and utilizing inactivated
   polio vaccine (IPV)

4. Improving routine immunization activities with
   GPEI infrastructure

5. Improving acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance


Full descriptions of the topics and application
instructions are available at:
http://www.polioeradication.org/Research/Grantsandcollaboration.aspx.


The Polio Research Committee is looking forward to
receiving innovative ideas from around the world. If
you have a great idea, apply. If you know someone
else who may have a great idea, please forward this
message.


Please direct any questions about this grant
opportunity to: [email protected]


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.