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Awarded Sep 01-2017
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation 2017
in support of informing policy outcomes and policy, regulatory and utility planning solutions to energy access in rural India, ultimately increasing the availability of public funding for rural decentralized renewable energy power plants and other energy efficient technologies
    $1,063,712
    Awarded Dec 07-2015
    Center for Effective Philanthropy 2015
    in general support of its mission to provide data and create insight so philanthropic funders can better define, assess and improve their effectiveness and impact
      $500,000
      Awarded Nov 20-2015
      Center for Global Development 2015
      toward the costs of a project to conduct a non-partisan analysis, propose policy reforms and convene leaders, policymakers, investors, researchers, and other actors to boost energy generation and access in Sub-Saharan Africa
        $150,000
        Awarded Dec 08-2015
        The Virgin Foundation 2015
        toward the costs of launching the Universal Access to Renewable Energy initiative in Rwanda and Kenya to work with a range of partners to scale decentralized renewable energy solutions to accelerate energy access.
          $500,000
          Awarded Nov 17-2015
          Acumen Fund, Inc. 2015
          in support of market research to better understand the gaps in the off-grid energy sector value chain and common barriers to scaling energy access encountered by private sector companies, in order to create a fund for investing in energy access for rural communities in Kenya and Rwanda
            $150,000
            Awarded Oct 28-2015
            2015
            in support of a project to develop a framework for assessing levels of risk associated with launching smart power mini-grids in rural India and identifying mitigation measures for monitoring their installation
              $163,570
              Awarded Nov 12-2015
              2015
              in support of a project to produce a series of knowledge publications and facilitate related roundtables to disseminate best practices and insights based on Smart Power Rural Development’s work in India on implementing mini-grids in rural communities and using the mini-grid model to spur global economic development through energy access
                $392,894
                Awarded Mar 13-2015
                National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy 2015
                in general support of its mission to promote philanthropy that serves the public good, is responsive to people and communities with the least wealth and opportunity, and is held accountable to the highest standards of integrity and openness
                  $150,000
                  Awarded Sep 30-2015
                  Dalberg Consulting – U.S., LLC 2015
                  in support of a project to accelerate rural energy access in East Africa, including developing a strategy and operational plan and partnerships between key donors, government and other public and private sector agencies
                    $572,675
                    Awarded Aug 14-2015
                    2015
                    toward the costs of launching two pilot mini-grids to serve households and businesses in rural Bihar using direct current-based technology
                      $32,234