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Find similar grantsFord Foundation Grants (Challenging Inequality, Equitable Development) is sponsored by Ford Foundation. The Ford Foundation works to challenge inequality globally, with a focus on equitable development including urbanization and land markets, equitable access to infrastructure and services, natural resource governance, and the links between equity and environmental sustainability.
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