Nov 21 2024The Rockefeller Foundation commits $3 million for housing and economic redevelopment in response to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.The Foundation commits to more than $23 million in grants through 2017 to support resilience, redevelopment, and recovery.
Nov 21 2024Japan establishes the Dr. Hideyo Noguchi prize to be awarded every five years for contributions to the fight against disease in Africa.Dr. Noguchi joined the Rockefeller Institute in 1904. He researched diseases until his death from yellow fever in 1928.
Nov 21 2024The Foundation makes a $3.5 million grant to support a unified planning process to help the revitalization of 73 neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, setting the stage for the city to receive significant federal funds.
Nov 21 2024Together with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Foundation commits $150 million to train and support African scientists in developing improved seed varieties and to help African farmers gain access to modern plant-breeding techniques.
Nov 21 2024The Foundation sponsors a fertilizer summit in Abuja, Nigeria, that brings together 40 African governments.The goal of the summit was to promote the removal of taxes and tariffs on fertilizer, support an emerging network of agro-dealers, and create a program through the African Development …