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Grantmaking for biosecurity, pandemic preparedness, and related policy work

Grants Awarded

152Total: $283M
GrantRecipientAmountDateStatus
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security — Biosecurity, Global Health Security, and Global Catastrophic Risks (2019)Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security$20MSep 2019
Sherlock Biosciences — Research on Viral DiagnosticsSherlock Biosciences$18MJan 2019
RAND Corporation — Biosecurity PolicyRAND$17MMay 2023
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security — Biosecurity, Global Health Security, and Global Catastrophic Risks (2017)Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security$16MJan 2017
Californians Against Pandemics — California Pandemic Early Detection and Prevention Act Ballot InitiativeCalifornians Against Pandemics$11MOct 2021
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security — Biosecurity, Global Health Security, and Global Catastrophic Risks (2023)Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security$10MMar 2023
Nuclear Threat Initiative — Biosecurity Program Support (February 2020)NTI | bio (Nuclear Threat Initiative - Biological Program)$8MFeb 2020
Nuclear Threat Initiative — Biosecurity Program Support (2023)NTI | bio (Nuclear Threat Initiative - Biological Program)$7.8MApr 2023
Blueprint Biosecurity — Regranting SupportBlueprint Biosecurity$7.1MMay 2025
Council on Strategic Risks — Biosecurity Fellowships, Policy, and General OperationsCouncil on Strategic Risks$6.5MNov 2024
Icosavax — COVID-19 Vaccine DevelopmentIcosavax$6.5MAug 2020
Blueprint Biosecurity — General Support (2025)Blueprint Biosecurity$6.4MAug 2025
Nuclear Threat Initiative — Biosecurity Program SupportNTI | bio (Nuclear Threat Initiative - Biological Program)$6MOct 2017
Centre for Effective Altruism — Biosecurity Coworking SpaceCentre for Effective Altruism$5.3MAug 2022
Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense — General Support (2022)Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense$5.2MJul 2022
The Centre for Long-Term Resilience — General SupportThe Centre For Long Term Resilience$5.1MAug 2024
Alvea — DNA Vaccine PlatformAlvea$5MMay 2022
Good Forever — Regranting for Biosecurity ProjectsGood Forever Foundation$4.9MFeb 2022
Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense — General Support (2025)Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense$4.6MJan 2025
SecureBio — General SupportSecureBio$4MNov 2024
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security — Educational Degree ProgramJohns Hopkins Center for Health Security$3.9MSep 2022
Nuclear Threat Initiative — Global Health Security IndexNTI | bio (Nuclear Threat Initiative - Biological Program)$3.6MJul 2018
KU Leuven — Influenza Antiviral ResearchKU Leuven$3.5MApr 2024
Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security — General Support (2017)Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security$3.5MMar 2017
SecureBio — Nucleic Acid ObservatorySecureBio$3.4MFeb 2025
Center for Security and Emerging Technology — Biosecurity Research ProjectGeorgetown CSET$3.3MAug 2021
Blueprint Biosecurity — Policy AdvocacyBlueprint Biosecurity$3.2MMay 2025
Columbia University — Far-UVC Sterilization ResearchColumbia University$3.2MJun 2022
Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense — General SupportBipartisan Commission on Biodefense$3MFeb 2020
Nigerian Institute of Medical Research – COVID-19 Fractional Dosing TrialNigerian Institute Of Medical Research$2.9MJan 2022
Council on Strategic Risks — Biosecurity Fellowships and Policy WorkCouncil on Strategic Risks$2.9MSep 2022
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security — Emerging Leaders in Biosecurity InitiativeJohns Hopkins Center for Health Security$2.7MOct 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab — Biosecurity Research (2022)Massachusetts Institute of Technology$2.6MDec 2022
Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense— General Support (2018)Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense$2.6MJan 2018
Harvard University — Antiviral Research (2022)Harvard University$2.5MJan 2022
Open Philanthropy Biosecurity Scholarships (2022)Scholarship (Various)$2.4MJan 2022
Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security — General Support (March 2020)Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security$2.4MMar 2020
Global Shield — Global Catastrophic Risks AdvocacyGlobal Shield$2.3MFeb 2025
Exscientia — Agonists for Interferon LambdaUnknown$2.3MSep 2023
Council on Strategic Risks — Biological Weapons Prevention (November 2020)Council on Strategic Risks$2MNov 2020
Binx — COVID-19 Testing PlatformBinx$2MNov 2020
Gryphon Scientific — Empirical Biosafety ResearchGryphon Scientific$2MMay 2020
Nuclear Threat Initiative — Projects to Reduce Global Catastrophic Biological RisksNTI | bio (Nuclear Threat Initiative - Biological Program)$1.9MNov 2018
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security — Masters and PhD Program SupportJohns Hopkins Center for Health Security$1.9MFeb 2020
Evotec — Henipavirus AntiviralsEvotec$1.8MMar 2023
Center for International Security and Cooperation — Megan Palmer’s Biosecurity Research (2019)Stanford University$1.6MJan 2019
SecureBio — Biosecurity ResearchSecureBio$1.4MNov 2022
Early-Career Funding for Global Catastrophic Biological Risks — Scholarship Support (2019-2020)Early Career Funding For Global Catastrophic Biological Risks$1.4MJul 2020
Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense — General Support (2021)Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense$1.4MDec 2021
Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense — General Support (2016)Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense$1.3MAug 2016
Alvea — Drug Development Acceleration (October 2022)Alvea$1.3MOct 2022
Nuclear Threat Initiative — Global Catastrophic Biological Risk Reduction (2021)NTI | bio (Nuclear Threat Initiative - Biological Program)$1.3MDec 2021
Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security — General Support (February 2020)Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security$1.2MFeb 2020
Eradivir — Influenza Antiviral DrugEradivir$1MJul 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab — Kevin Esvelt’s Research (2021)Massachusetts Institute of Technology$1MMar 2021
iGEM — Synthetic Biology Safety and Security (2020)International Genetically Engineered Machine Foundation$940KApr 2020
World Health Organization — Responsible Life Sciences ResearchWorld Health Organization$900KJul 2023
Blueprint Biosecurity — General Support (2024)Blueprint Biosecurity$900KOct 2024
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab — DNA Synthesis Screening MethodsMassachusetts Institute of Technology$890KOct 2020
Georgia Tech — Research on Lipid Nanoparticles (James Dahlman)Georgia Institute of Technology$882KApr 2021
CSIRO — Henipavirus ResearchCSIRO$779KMay 2023
University of Pretoria — Far-UVC StudyUniversity Of Pretoria$755KFeb 2025
Center for International Security and Cooperation — Megan Palmer’s Biosecurity Research (2016)Stanford University$643KOct 2016
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace — Chinese and Indian Perspectives on Biotech Security RisksCarnegie Endowment for International Peace$613KDec 2017
Stanford University — Research on Lipid Nanoparticles (Jeffrey Glenn)Stanford University$610KApr 2021
1Day Sooner — General Support (November 2020)1Day Sooner$600KNov 2020
SecureBio — Pathogen Early Warning ProjectSecureBio$570KAug 2023
Early-Career Funding for Global Catastrophic Biological Risks — Scholarship Support (2018)Early Career Funding For Global Catastrophic Biological Risks$570KMay 2018
iGEM — Synthetic Biology Safety and Security (2016)International Genetically Engineered Machine Foundation$520KMay 2016
Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense — General Support (2017)Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense$500KJan 2017
Helena — Health Security PolicyHelena$500KNov 2022
Nuclear Threat Initiative — Biosecurity Program Support (May 2020)NTI | bio (Nuclear Threat Initiative - Biological Program)$500KMay 2020
1Day Sooner — General Support (May 2020)1Day Sooner$500KMay 2020
Federation of American Scientists — Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness FellowshipFederation of American Scientists$480KAug 2021
Nuclear Threat Initiative — Planning Grant for Global Health Security IndexNTI | bio (Nuclear Threat Initiative - Biological Program)$477KFeb 2017
Genspace — DIYbio Labs ProjectGenspace$454KMay 2017
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine — International Meeting on Governance of Dual-Use ResearchNational Academies Of Sciences, Engineering, And Medicine$453KMay 2017
Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — Sculpting Evolution CollaborationBerkeley Existential Risk Initiative$452KNov 2021
Brown University — Pandemic CenterBrown University$450KMar 2025
George Washington University — Innovation in National Security FellowshipGeorge Washington University$450KAug 2021
Altruistic Technology Labs — Work on Biological Risk PreventionAltruistic Technology Labs$441KMay 2019
University of Utah — Henipavirus Antivirals (2024)University of Utah$428KJul 2024
Viroclinics Biosciences — Broad-Spectrum AntiviralsViroclinics Biosciences$422KNov 2018
iGEM — Synthetic Biology Safety and Security (2018)International Genetically Engineered Machine Foundation$420KNov 2018
Council on Strategic Risks — Biological Weapons Prevention (March 2020)Council on Strategic Risks$410KMar 2020
Rutgers University — Global Discussions of Life Sciences GovernanceRutgers University$400KJun 2024
Convergent Research — Biosecurity ProjectsConvergent Research$400KOct 2023
University of Utah — Henipavirus AntiviralsUniversity of Utah$385KOct 2022
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security — Health Security ScholarsJohns Hopkins Center for Health Security$381KMay 2023
Open Philanthropy Biosecurity Scholarships (2023)Scholarship (Various)$352KNov 2022
Council on Strategic Risks — Biosecurity FellowshipCouncil on Strategic Risks$327KMay 2023
Sea-Long Global Respiratory Systems — COVID-19 Ventilation Helmet ProductionSea Long Global Respiratory Systems$325KApr 2020
Harvard University — Biosecurity and BiosafetyHarvard University$315KJun 2020
Smithsonian Institution — Outbreak ExhibitSmithsonian Institution$300KJul 2017
iGEM — Biological Weapons Convention Verification ProjectIGem,International Genetically Engineered Machine Foundation$300KNov 2021
Blue Ribbon Study Panel on BiodefenseBipartisan Commission on Biodefense$300KApr 2015
University of Maryland — Policy Fellowship (September 2023)University of Maryland$286KSep 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab — General SupportMassachusetts Institute of Technology$264KMar 2025
North Carolina State University — DIYbio Labs ProjectNorth Carolina State University$253KMay 2017
Science History Institute — Conference FellowshipsScience History Institute$250KSep 2024
Charity Entrepreneurship — Health Security OrganizationsCharity Entrepreneurship$250KApr 2023
Convergent Research — Sequencing RoadmapConvergent Research$250KJun 2022
Center for Global Development — COVID-19 Local Response GuidelinesCenter for Global Development$250KMar 2020
University of Colorado — COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment ExperimentsUniversity Of Colorado$250KApr 2020
Center for Population-Level Bioethics — General SupportCenter For Population Level Bioethics$250KMay 2020
Center for a New American Security — Strategic Lessons from COVID-19Center for a New American Security$250KMar 2021
Altruistic Technology Labs — Planning GrantAltruistic Technology Labs$250KDec 2020
Riboscience — COVID-19 Drug ResearchRiboscience$210KSep 2020
Effective Altruism Foundation — European Policy Research and Advocacy (April 2022)Effective Altruism Foundation$200KApr 2022
Stanford University — Pandemic Preparedness CenterStanford University$200KSep 2021
Good Forever Foundation — Pandemic Preparedness and COVID-19 Mitigation (2021)Good Forever Foundation$200KJan 2022
Stanford University — Biosecurity WorkshopStanford University$198KMar 2023
Harvard University — Center for Communicable Disease DynamicsHarvard University$190KJan 2023
National Animal Disease Center — Universal Influenza Antiviral TestingNational Animal Disease Center$182KMay 2022
Federation of American Scientists — International Science Advisory Body for BiosecurityFederation of American Scientists$175KSep 2020
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security — SynBioBeta 2018 MeetingJohns Hopkins Center for Health Security$170KJun 2018
Longview Philanthropy — Far-UVC Event (2023)Longview Philanthropy$165KFeb 2023
Biosecure — Biological Weapons Convention Verification WorkshopBiosecure Ltd$156KJul 2022
BioBricks Foundation — Biosecurity Activities at SB7.0BioBricks Foundation$153KApr 2017
Council on Strategic Risks — Biosecurity Fellowship (2024)Council on Strategic Risks$141KJul 2024
Tyler Whitmer — Scoping Work for Biosecurity Legal ResearchTyler Whitmer$125KDec 2022
Future of Humanity Institute — Biosecurity and Pandemic PreparednessFuture of Humanity Institute$116KSep 2016
Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — Support for Kevin Esvelt’s ResearchBerkeley Existential Risk Initiative$100KMar 2022
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — Bat Cell Line ResearchIcahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai$100KDec 2021
Immune Observatory — Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine ModelingImmune Observatory$100KFeb 2021
John Hopkins Center for Health Security — Health Security Scholars (2024)Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security$87KJun 2024
Centre for Effective Altruism — Research Assistant for Jonas SandbrinkCentre for Effective Altruism$77KMay 2022
University of Birmingham — Biological Threat Detection ResearchUniversity of Birmingham$75KMay 2023
Longview Philanthropy — Far-UVC Event (2022)Longview Philanthropy$60KNov 2022
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. — Open Source Biosafety ArticlesMary Ann Liebert Inc.$50KFeb 2024
Blueprint Biosecurity — General Support (2023)Blueprint Biosecurity$50KAug 2023
AcceleratingHT — COVID-19 ResponseAcceleratingHT$50KSep 2020
Global Health Security Network — Global Health Security ConferenceGlobal Health Security Network$50KNov 2020
Center for Global Development — Pandemic Policy Project Led by Jeremy KonyndykCenter for Global Development$50KFeb 2018
Wilton Park — Biological Weapons Convention RetreatWilton Park$48KSep 2022
Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security — General Support (2018)Georgetown Center for Global Health Science and Security$45KFeb 2018
Wilton Park — Biological Weapons Convention Retreat (2024)Wilton Park$43KAug 2024
American Society for Microbiology — Biothreats MeetingAmerican Society For Microbiology$43KDec 2017
University of Oxford — Genetic Engineering AttributionUniversity of Oxford$40KJan 2023
The University of Sydney — 2019 Global Health Security ConferenceUniversity Of Sydney$33KDec 2018
Synonym Bio — Food Production ResearchSynonym Bio$30KNov 2023
University of Oxford — D.Phil Support for Andrew Snyder-BeattieUniversity of Oxford$26KOct 2018
Biosecure Ltd — Campaign Against Bioweapons ResearchBiosecure Ltd$25KDec 2018
Genspace — DIYbio and FBI MeetingGenspace$15KFeb 2017
Brown Institute for Media Innovation — COVID-19 Rapid Micro-GrantsBrown Institute For Media Innovation$15KApr 2020
InterAcademy Partnership — Side Event at the BWC Meeting of State PartiesInterAcademy Partnership$15KNov 2017
Duke University — COVID-19 Antiviral Studies (Timothy Haystead)Duke University$14KMar 2021
Against COVID-19 — COVID-19 Database SupportAgainst COVID 19$10KMar 2020
Effective Altruism UK — Biosecurity Networking EventEffective Altruism UK$7.5KJun 2024
Tampere University — Work on Global Catastrophic Risks (2021)Tampere University$5.7KMar 2021
Oliver Crook — Travel Grant for Biological Attribution EventOliver Crook$4.6KJan 2023
Ryan Teo — Publishing Fees for BWC PaperRyan Teo$3.6KSep 2022