January 10, 2026
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Good works: Direct Relief receives $250K to advance AI humanitarian efforts

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By Staff Report Santa Barbara-based global humanitarian organization Direct Relief has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation to support the continued advancement of its machine learning–based forecasting capabilities for humanitarian medical aid.  Announced in late December, the grant will help support Direct Relief’s efforts to apply data science and artificial…

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