# Grand Challenges - **Website:** - **Primary alias:** `grandchallenges.org` ## Description Grand Challenges is a brand that encompasses a diverse range of initiatives dedicated to fostering innovation and finding solutions for critical global health and development issues. Each initiative within the Grand Challenges family is designed to experiment with challenges as a means of driving impactful innovation. Initially launched in 2003 as Grand Challenges in Global Health by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the brand has since expanded its scope to include challenges in global development. The Grand Challenges brand offers a variety of initiatives, such as Grand Challenges Explorations, which invites high-risk, high-reward ideas from innovators around the world. Additionally, Grand Challenges Canada supports innovators in low- and middle-income countries, while Grand Challenges for Development focuses on sustainable solutions for various development challenges. Other notable initiatives include Grand Challenges Ethiopia, Grand Challenges Korea, and the Humanitarian Grand Challenge. Grand Challenges Global Call-to-Action, launched in 2021, funds cutting-edge science projects to advance global health objectives and support locally-led research and development. Discover the awarded grants, watch informative videos, and gain insights from the Grand Challenges annual meetings to stay informed about the innovative solutions being developed to address global health and development challenges. ## Industries - 🎗 Community and Society - 🎗 Philanthropy _(under Community and Society)_ - ⛑ Health - ⛑ Public Health and Safety _(under Health)_ ## Logos & icons - logo _(primary)_ — PNG, SVG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idf1WynOiL/w/820/h/128/theme/light/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1780665887561) ## Colors | Name | Hex | Theme | | --- | --- | --- | | Teal Blue | #06485a | dark | | Putty | #e8ca96 | light | | Cornflower | #83c4e2 | accent | ## Fonts - Crimson Text — asset _(google)_ - Barlow — asset _(google)_ --- _Source: _ _See [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) for a full list of agent-readable pages, and [/auth.md](/auth.md) for how agents authenticate._