SEATTLE — Microsoft cofounder and Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen has declared he’s enlarging his attempts to aid fight the Ebola outbreak in Africa with a $9 million contribution to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Allen’s contribution Thursday to the CDC Foundation will soon be utilized to construct and equip emergency operations facilities and train staff in the three most affected states.
In August, the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation announced a $2.8 million gift to the American Red Cross to supply gear, train workers and create instruction materials in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
His foundation also set up a $100,000 matching grant system through GlobalGiving to support others to help prevent the virus.
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Seahawks owner Paul Allen to give $9M to resist Ebola
