How much did the Bloomberg Family Foundation receive from the Gates Foundation? $24 million or $30 million?

One page says $30 million for 3 years and another one says $24 million for 2 years.

Bloomberg Family Foundation

Date: May 2008

Purpose: to support the Bloomberg Initiative in their efforts to reverse the global epidemic of tobacco use

Amount: $30,875,000

Term: 3 years

Topic: Tobacco

Region Served: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Global

Program: Global Health

Grantee Location: New York, New York

Grantee Web site: Not available

Our Approach: Tobacco

We’ve joined with Mayor Bloomberg and his Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use to combat the global tobacco epidemic. Our combined investment of $500 million will help governments in developing countries implement proven policies to reduce tobacco use and save lives.

We support MPOWER’s tobacco-control measures.

The foundation supports the World Health Organization’s MPOWER package that outlines cost-effective measures to stop tobacco use. Over the next two years, we will direct $24 million though the Bloomberg Initiative to speed adoption of this package of key tobacco-control interventions. Our funding to Bloomberg also will be used to build economic evidence to support tobacco control and to educate the public about the harmful effects of tobacco.

The six components of MPOWER are:

Monitor tobacco use and the policies to prevent it. 
Protect people from tobacco smoke. 
Offer people help to quit tobacco use. 
Warn about the dangers of tobacco. 
Enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. 
Raise taxes on tobacco.

We’re also focusing on preventing the epidemic in Africa.

In addition to the grant to Bloomberg, our strategy will focus on efforts that can help prevent the onset of the tobacco epidemic in Africa. Our first grant supports research on tobacco use and control in Africa, which will be used to inform future activities.

We’re helping to build leadership and technical expertise in the developing world.

We plan to support countries’ efforts to accelerate the implementation of effective, evidence-based strategies in tobacco control.