Sep 11, 2008

The (Raleigh) News & Observer reported on Tuesday that the Carolina Population Center has received the largest grant in UNC’s history for its MEASURE Evaluation Project.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill up to $181 million to continue its MEASURE Evaluation project.

The award funds the monitoring and evaluation of family planning, maternal and child health, nutrition and HIV/AIDS programs around the world. The project also monitors and evaluates malaria, tuberculosis and avian influenza programs, and will expand to programs addressing poverty and gender equity.

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