The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced a historic $540 million, 10-year grant to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent research organization at the University of Washington. The funding will expand the Global Burden of Disease study from 925 to nearly 5,000 locations to provide more granular local health data for governments and researchers worldwide. This gift comes as the federal government continues to slash funding for scientific research, a void increasingly filled by billionaire philanthropists. This grant continues a relationship dating back to 2007, when the foundation provided the founding investment to establish IHME. The Gates Foundation plans to give away $200 billion by 2045 and credits its efforts since 2000 with helping save 82 million lives.
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