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Burroughs Wellcome Fund invites applications for Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants
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Location:Canada, USA
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Grantmaking entity: Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Grantmaking entity type:Grant-making Foundation / Charity
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Objectives: Support short-term, early-stage projects that create new transdisciplinary connections between b...
Eligibility criteria: Applicant organizations must be nonprofit organizations or degree-granting institutions located in the United States or Canada. Non-profits must be incorporated and provide a U.S. IRS determination letter; non-profits incorporated elsewhere are ineligible. Awards are made only to eligible non-profits or degree-granting institutions; fiscal agents are not allowed and the applicant organization must be a significant partner (not merely a pass-through). For-profit entities may part...
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Burroughs Wellcome Fund invites applications for Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants Deadline: January 22, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. ET The Burroughs Wellcome Fund serves and strengthens society by nurturing a diverse group of leaders in biomedical scienc
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Canada invests heavily in transport networks (rail, highways, ports, and airports), energy infrastructure, digital connectivity, and critical mineral supply chains to support its diversified economy. Major infrastructure funding comes from federal and provincial governments, complemented by public-private partnerships and infrastructure banks. Emphasis is placed on climate adaptation, renewable energy expansion, and Indigenous community infrastructure development. Geographic scale, cold climate conditions, and regional disparities significantly shape infrastructure planning.
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USA
The United States maintains extensive infrastructure across transport, energy, water systems, digital networks, and industrial facilities to support the world’s largest economy. Infrastructure financing combines federal and state budgets, municipal funding, private investment, and public-private partnerships. Recent federal initiatives have increased investment in roads, bridges, rail, broadband, clean energy, and semiconductor-related infrastructure. Aging infrastructure, regional disparities, and climate resilience are major long-term planning challenges.
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