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THE ROTARY FOUNDATION OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS. The (7) areas of focus guide Rotary clubs and districts in their service projects and initiatives, focusing on global issues and needs. The seven areas of focus are the basis for Rotary's global grants, which fund projects, scholarships, and vocational training teams.
 

PolioPlus


Since 1988, Rotary and our partners have immunized nearly 3 billion children against polio. As of June 2024, Rotary had committed more than $2.6 billion to global polio eradication. We’re still working to eliminate the wild poliovirus in the last two countries where it remains endemic and to ensure that it does not return elsewhere. In 2023-24, program awards, including PolioPlus Partners grants, totaled $146.3 million.


Rotary Peace Centers

Each year, the Foundation supports the training of peace fellows at Rotary Peace Centers, where they earn master’s degrees or professional development certificates. Since 2002-03, 1,800 fellows from more than 140 countries have participated. In 2023-24, 92 fellows from 42 countries began their studies at the Rotary Peace Centers, and program awards for the fellows and centers totaled $4.4 million.


District Grants

District grants support small-scale, short-term projects related to the Foundation’s mission. In 2023-24, the Foundation approved 485 district grants, and program awards totaled $29.2 million.


Global Grants

Global grants fund large-scale international activities with sustainable, measurable results that support Rotary’s areas of focus. Activities include humanitarian projects, scholarships, and vocational training teams. In 2023-24, the Foundation approved 1,287 global grants, and program awards totaled $72.1 million.
 

Disaster Response Grants

Rotary’s disaster response grants support relief and recovery efforts in areas that have been affected by natural disasters within the past six months. In 2023-24, the Foundation approved 106 disaster response grants, and program awards totaled $3.8 million.


Programs of Scale Grants

Programs of Scale grants empower Rotary members to work with experienced partners to implement large-scale, high-impact projects over three to five years to benefit a large number of people. Partners for Water Access and Better Harvest in India, which is designed to improve the livelihoods of over 60,000 rural farmers across four states in India through the implementation of sustainable agriculture and water management practices, was awarded the 2023-24 grant of $2 million and was matched by $4 million in funding from our partners.

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