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This grant page is relevant to AI safety researchers interested in how philanthropic funding supports existential risk reduction beyond AI, particularly biosecurity, and how organizations like NTI approach global catastrophic biological risk through policy and international coordination.

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Summary

This Open Philanthropy grant page documents funding provided to the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) for work on reducing global catastrophic biological risks (GCBR). NTI focuses on biosecurity policy, international frameworks, and reducing the likelihood of large-scale biological catastrophes. The grant reflects Open Philanthropy's prioritization of biosecurity as a major existential and global catastrophic risk area.

Key Points

•Open Philanthropy provided funding to NTI specifically for global catastrophic biological risk (GCBR) reduction efforts in 2021.
•NTI is a major policy-focused organization working on biosecurity, nuclear security, and catastrophic risk prevention.
•GCBR work targets biological threats capable of causing mass casualties or civilizational-scale harm, including engineered pandemics.
•The grant reflects philanthropic prioritization of biosecurity as a tractable and neglected existential risk area.
•This type of funding supports policy advocacy, international coordination, and risk assessment in the biosecurity space.

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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/wp-content/uploads/andrew-snyder-beattie.png)](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/andrew-snyder-beattie/)

[Andrew Snyder-Beattie](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/andrew-snyder-beattie/)

Managing Director

- [![](https://coefficientgiving.org/wp-content/uploads/conor-mcgurk.png)](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/conor-mcgurk/)

[Conor McGurk](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/conor-mcgurk/)

Chief of Staff

- [![](https://coefficientgiving.org/wp-content/uploads/Gemini_Generated_Image_7eesl77eesl77ees.png)](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/james-wagstaff/)

[James Wagstaff](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/james-wagstaff/)

Senior Program Officer

- [![](https://coefficientgiving.org/wp-content/uploads/ChrisBakerlee27c-scaled-e1653577716149.jpg)](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/chris-bakerlee/)

[Chris Bakerlee](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/chris-bakerlee/)

Associate Program Officer

- [![](https://coefficientgiving.org/wp-content/uploads/christian-ruhl.png)](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/christian-ruhl/)

[Christian Ruhl](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/christian-ruhl/)

Associate Program Officer

- [![](https://coefficientgiving.org/wp-content/uploads/PXL_20210810_154847828.PORTRAIT-Cropped.jpg)](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/damon-binder/)

[Damon Binder](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/damon-binder/)

Senior Research Analyst

- [![](https://coefficientgiving.org/wp-content/uploads/constantin.jpg)](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/constantin-arnscheidt/)

[Constantin Arnscheidt](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/constantin-arnscheidt/)

Research Fellow

- [![](https://coefficientgiving.org/wp-content/uploads/IMG_3146-scaled-e1717991979853.jpeg)](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/neha-singh/)

[Neha Singh](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/neha-singh/)

Operations Lead


### Partners

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