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A grant record from Open Philanthropy supporting NTI's biosecurity work; relevant context for understanding the broader landscape of catastrophic risk philanthropy alongside AI safety funding.

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Summary

This Open Philanthropy grant page documents funding provided to the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) Biosecurity Program in February 2020. NTI works to reduce biological risks through policy advocacy, technical analysis, and international engagement. The grant reflects Open Philanthropy's focus on global catastrophic biological risks as a priority cause area.

Key Points

•Open Philanthropy awarded a grant to NTI's Biosecurity Program in February 2020 to support biosecurity policy and risk reduction work.
•NTI is a prominent nonprofit focused on reducing threats from nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons.
•The grant aligns with Open Philanthropy's 'global catastrophic biological risks' priority area, which includes pandemic preparedness and bioweapons prevention.
•Biosecurity work at NTI includes international policy engagement, threat assessment, and advocacy for stronger biosafety norms.
•This type of funding supports the broader ecosystem of existential and catastrophic risk reduction, complementary to AI safety efforts.

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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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