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This grant page is relevant to AI safety adjacent work, as biosecurity and pandemic preparedness overlap with catastrophic risk reduction priorities shared by the AI safety community; useful context for understanding Open Philanthropy's broad existential risk funding portfolio.
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Summary
This Open Philanthropy grant page documents funding provided to the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) for its biosecurity program. NTI works to reduce global catastrophic biological risks through policy advocacy, technical analysis, and international engagement. The grant reflects Open Philanthropy's focus on biosecurity as a key global catastrophic risk area.
Key Points
- •Open Philanthropy provided funding to NTI's biosecurity program to reduce global biological catastrophic risks.
- •NTI is a prominent policy and advocacy organization focused on nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological threats.
- •Biosecurity is a major focus area for Open Philanthropy due to its potential for civilizational-scale harm.
- •The grant supports policy-level interventions rather than direct technical AI safety research.
- •This reflects broader EA and longtermist funding strategies targeting pandemic preparedness and bioweapons prevention.
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# Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
We support work to guard against catastrophic biological risks, especially ones from advanced technology.
- 140+
grants made
- $260+
million given
## Contents
- [About the Fund](https://coefficientgiving.org/funds/biosecurity-pandemic-preparedness/#about-the-fund)
- [Research & Updates](https://coefficientgiving.org/funds/biosecurity-pandemic-preparedness/#research-updates)
- [Featured Grants](https://coefficientgiving.org/funds/biosecurity-pandemic-preparedness/#featured-grants)
## About the Fund
### Team
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/andrew-snyder-beattie/)
[Andrew Snyder-Beattie](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/andrew-snyder-beattie/)
Managing Director
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/conor-mcgurk/)
[Conor McGurk](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/conor-mcgurk/)
Chief of Staff
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/james-wagstaff/)
[James Wagstaff](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/james-wagstaff/)
Senior Program Officer
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/chris-bakerlee/)
[Chris Bakerlee](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/chris-bakerlee/)
Associate Program Officer
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/christian-ruhl/)
[Christian Ruhl](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/christian-ruhl/)
Associate Program Officer
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/damon-binder/)
[Damon Binder](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/damon-binder/)
Senior Research Analyst
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/constantin-arnscheidt/)
[Constantin Arnscheidt](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/constantin-arnscheidt/)
Research Fellow
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/neha-singh/)
[Neha Singh](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/neha-singh/)
Operations Lead
### Partners
- [**Good Ventures**](https://www.goodventures.org/)
Interested in providing funding within this space? Reach out to [partnerwithus@coefficientgiving.org](mailto:partnerwithus@coefficientgiving.org).
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