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List of People & Businesses Awarded Grants
Explore successful applicants across lottery funds, government innovation awards, philanthropic trusts, and Rotary Global Grants, along with the exact funding amounts won.
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CooperativeRotary Global Grant
Machakos Community Water Board
Machakos County, Kenya•October 2026
Amount WonUS$94,500
Solar Boreholes & Automated WASH Distribution Stations
Awarded via: Rotary Global Grant GG-2641802
Co-sponsored by Rotary Clubs in Nairobi and Evanston, this community cooperative installed four deep solar boreholes equipped with prepaid RFID smart water kiosks.
Verified Outcomes Achieved:
18,400 rural residents gained safe drinking water within a 5-minute walk from home.
Waterborne illness clinic admissions among children under five dropped by 64%.
Community tariff reserve funds ongoing spare parts and maintenance technician salaries.
Business / Social EnterpriseGovernment Grant
CleanFlow Technologies Ltd
Bristol, United Kingdom•October 2026
Amount Won£85,000
Micro-Hydro Turbine Power Generation for Off-Grid Rural Valleys
Awarded via: Innovate UK Clean Energy Innovation Award
CleanFlow Technologies engineered and deployed compact, fish-safe micro-hydroelectric generation kits designed to tap existing streams without heavy dams or concrete infrastructure.
Verified Outcomes Achieved:
Supplies 24/7 continuous renewable electricity to 140 off-grid rural households.
Created 6 direct engineering and local field maintenance positions.
Displaces approximately 48 metric tons of diesel generator emissions annually.
Business / Social EnterpriseRotary Global Grant
BiomeCycle Waste Solutions
Iloilo City, Philippines•April 2026
Amount WonUS$82,000
Community Plastic Upcycling Micro-Factory & Mangrove Nursery
Awarded via: Rotary Global Grant & Corporate ESG Co-Investment
Paired Rotary clubs in the Philippines and Japan with an eco-enterprise that melts rigid coastal plastic debris into heavy-duty construction pavers for storm seawalls.
Verified Outcomes Achieved:
Recycled 84 metric tons of ocean-bound shoreline plastic waste.
Employed 22 former informal waste pickers with medical coverage and living wages.
Built storm-resilient seawall footpaths protecting 1,200 coastal residents.
Community Non-ProfitRotary Global Grant
Highland Midwives Clinical Network
Oruro & Potosí, Bolivia•February 2026
Amount WonUS$66,800
Neonatal Care Simulation Hubs & Midwife Certification Network
Awarded via: Rotary Vocational Training Team Grant GG-2650219
A collaborative clinical exchange between Canadian and Bolivian healthcare specialists equipping high-altitude clinics with modern neonatal resuscitation technology.
Verified Outcomes Achieved:
120 rural midwives and 38 clinic nurses certified in life-saving neonatal resuscitation.
Equipped 8 rural health clinics with neonatal CPAP and phototherapy machines.
Curriculum permanently integrated into Bolivian national nursing continuing education.
Business / Social EnterpriseCorporate CSR Grant
EcoKijiji Organic Agri-Tech Ltd
Nakuru, Kenya•July 2026
Amount WonUS$65,000
Solar Cold Storage Hubs for Smallholder Vegetable Growers
Awarded via: Corporate Social Responsibility & Economic Development Award
A women-led agri-tech enterprise that manufactures modular, walk-in solar refrigeration units for rural fresh produce marketplaces.
Verified Outcomes Achieved:
Prevented 42% post-harvest produce spoilage across 540 member farming families.
Increased smallholder farmers net take-home earnings by US$185 per month.
Zero diesel generator emissions using 100% solar microgrid power.
Community Non-ProfitLottery Grant
Heritage Woodland & Forest Trust
Glasgow, Scotland•June 2026
Amount Won£50,000
Ancient Oak Woodland Restoration & Sensory Nature Trails
Awarded via: National Lottery Heritage Fund Award
Funded through National Lottery good causes, this environmental trust restored 38 hectares of native oak canopy and constructed all-abilities wheelchair-accessible boardwalks.
Verified Outcomes Achieved:
Planted 14,000 native broadleaf trees with 92% first-year sapling survival rate.
Constructed 3.8 miles of step-free sensory trails visited by 28,000 community members.
Hosted 60 inclusive nature education sessions for special educational needs schools.
Business / Social EnterpriseLottery Grant
Artisans Collective CIC
Manchester, United Kingdom•August 2026
Amount Won£48,500
Creative Maker Labs & Apprenticeships for Disadvantaged Youth
Awarded via: The National Lottery Community Fund (Reaching Communities)
A Community Interest Company (CIC) providing workshop facilities, carpentry equipment, and digital design mentoring to young adults facing long-term unemployment.
Verified Outcomes Achieved:
Enrolled 85 young people into accredited 6-month vocational craft courses.
72% of graduates transitioned into full-time employment, apprenticeships, or launched enterprises.
Furnished 4 public community centers using student-built upcycled furniture.
Individual / ScholarRotary Global Grant
Dr. Ananya Rao, M.D.
Pune, India & London, UK•September 2026
Amount WonUS$45,000
Postgraduate Epidemiology Fellowship in Rural Maternal Health
Awarded via: Rotary Global Grant Graduate Scholarship
Dr. Rao completed advanced epidemiology and diagnostic ultrasound research, establishing a telemedicine screening link between urban teaching hospitals and remote maternity outposts.
Verified Outcomes Achieved:
Completed M.Sc. in International Health Policy with distinction.
Conducted prenatal ultrasound training for 48 rural frontline health workers.
Initiated screening protocols that detected high-risk pregnancies for over 920 mothers.
Individual / ScholarRotary Global Grant
Clara Namutebi
Kampala, Uganda & Uppsala, Sweden•March 2026
Amount WonUS$42,400
Transboundary River Basin Mediation & Pastoralist Water Rights
Awarded via: Global Grant Peace & Water Diplomacy Fellowship
Clara completed her graduate research in Peace and Conflict resolution in Sweden, creating open-access frameworks for mediating resource disputes across arid pastoral corridors.
Verified Outcomes Achieved:
Published open-access dispute mediation toolkit downloaded by 16 East African NGOs.
Facilitated 4 cross-border community dialogues averting violent pastoralist clashes.
Appointed Regional Watershed Advisor by the Nile Basin Stakeholder Coalition.
Individual / ScholarGovernment Grant
Liam Davies Renewable Trades
Cardiff, Wales•January 2026
Amount Won£22,000
Heat Pump & Clean Building Retrofit Certification for Ex-Miners
Awarded via: UK Green Heat & Net-Zero Skills Training Voucher
Individual skilled trades winner Liam Davies launched training cohorts that reskill industrial workers into certified heat pump and thermal retrofit installers.
Verified Outcomes Achieved:
Retrained 28 former industrial workers in certified low-carbon heat pump installation.
Installed 50 energy-saving heat pumps in low-income social housing units.
Reduced household winter heating fuel costs by an average of 45%.
Individual / ScholarLottery Grant
Marcus O’Connor
Belfast, Northern Ireland•May 2026
Amount Won£18,500
Inclusive Youth Athletic Training & Mental Wellbeing Mentoring
Awarded via: National Lottery Awards for All & Sport England Fund
Grassroots sports mentor Marcus O’Connor opened a community boxing gym providing free after-school training, hot nutritional meals, and licensed mental health counseling.
Verified Outcomes Achieved:
Engaged 210 vulnerable teenagers across divided neighborhood boundaries.
44% drop in neighborhood anti-social behavioral referrals in the first 12 months.
Partnered with local secondary schools to deliver accredited conflict resolution workshops.
Community Non-ProfitLottery Grant
Hope Street Community Pantry & Kitchen
Birmingham, United Kingdom•January 2026
Amount Won£10,000
Commercial Community Kitchen & Food Surplus Distribution Hub
Awarded via: National Lottery Awards for All Grant
Awarded from National Lottery good causes funding to convert an unused church annex into an energy-efficient industrial kitchen and emergency pantry.
Verified Outcomes Achieved:
Cooked and served 18,500 hot nutritious meals to families facing food insecurity.
Rescued 14 tons of surplus supermarket fresh produce from entering landfill.
Taught batch-cooking and budgeting workshops to 140 low-income households.
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