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Air Quality Grantmaking

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40+ grants totaling ~$20M focused on air quality improvement in South Asia and high-pollution areas.

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Led by Santosh Harish.

Grants Awarded

33Total: $21M
GrantRecipientAmountDateStatus
GDi Partners — Air Quality Governance in IndiaGDi Partners$2.6MOct 2022
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur — Rural Air Quality MonitoringIndian Institute Of Technology Kanpur$2.5MJun 2022
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy — Centre for Air Pollution Studies InitiativeCSTEP$2MAug 2023
IBRD — Air Quality in the Indo-Gangetic PlainInternational Bank For Reconstruction And Development$2MFeb 2023
Asar Social Impact Advisors — Clean Air HubsAsar Social Impact Advisors$1.6MNov 2022
University of California, Berkeley — PAVITRA Pollution Modeling ToolUniversity of California, Berkeley$1.3MSep 2022
World Resources Institute — City Government Support for Air QualityWorld Resources Institute$1.2MJan 2023
UC Berkeley — Air Quality Sensors in South AsiaUniversity of California, Berkeley$700KDec 2020
UrbanEmissions — Pollution Modeling and ForecastingUrbanEmissions$650KMay 2022
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay — PAVITRA Pollution Modeling ToolIndian Institute Of Technology Bombay$648KNov 2022
International Foundation for Social Impact — Air Quality Governance SupportInternational Foundation For Social Impact$590KJan 2023
Respirer Living Sciences — National Clean Air Programme TrackerRespirer Living Sciences$572KMar 2023
Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy — PAVITRA Pollution Modeling ToolCSTEP$565KSep 2022
Swaniti Initiative — Indian Parliamentary Air Quality StaffSwaniti Initiative$533KAug 2022
University of Washington — PAVITRA Pollution Modeling ToolUniversity of Washington$443KSep 2022
Council on Energy, Environment, and Water — Air Quality Sensors in South AsiaCouncil On Energy, Environment, And Water$410KFeb 2021
Health Effects Institute — Air Quality Assessment for Indian CitiesHealth Effects Institute$297KSep 2023
ARCED Foundation — Bangladeshi Brick Kilns Governance RCTARCED Foundation$281KMar 2023
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi — Air Quality Sensors in South AsiaIndian Institute Of Technology Delhi$228KFeb 2021
Council on Energy, Environment, and Water — Crop Residue Burning ResearchCouncil On Energy, Environment, And Water$216KSep 2022
Stanford University — Bangladeshi Brick Kilns RCTStanford University$207KDec 2022
Janaagraha — Air Quality Grants AssessmentUnknown$195KDec 2024
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi — Truck Emissions ResearchIndian Institute Of Technology Delhi$163KJan 2025
Council of Energy, Environment and Water — Liquefied Petroleum Gas SurveyEnvironment And Water$132KJun 2024
University of Helsinki — Travel Funding for Air Pollution Research (2023)University Of Helsinki$109KOct 2023
IISER Mohali — North India Pollution ResearchIISER Mohali$104KOct 2023
Pakistan Air Quality Initiative — Air Quality in PakistanPakistan Air Quality Initiative$100KJan 2024
University of Helsinki — Travel Funding for Air Pollution ResearchUniversity Of Helsinki$88KNov 2022
University of Washington — Air Pollution Research PlanningUniversity of Washington$82KJun 2024
Observer Research Foundation America — Indian Air Pollution ModelsObserver Research Foundation America$80KAug 2022
The University of Chicago — Air Quality Monitoring ResearchUniversity of Chicago$73KAug 2023
DRIIV Foundation — Air Quality Sensors in DelhiDRIIV Foundation$52KMay 2024
Vital Strategies — LPG Subsidies AnalysisVital Strategies$38KMay 2023