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This grant page is relevant to the AI safety community as biological risks and AI-enabled bioweapons are increasingly discussed as intersecting existential concerns; it documents philanthropic infrastructure supporting biosecurity governance.

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Summary

This page documents an Open Philanthropy grant to the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) Biosecurity Program in 2023, supporting NTI's efforts to reduce global biological risks through policy advocacy, technical analysis, and international engagement. NTI's biosecurity work addresses both natural pandemic threats and engineered biological dangers, including risks from emerging biotechnologies.

Key Points

•Open Philanthropy provided funding to NTI's Biosecurity Program as part of its global catastrophic risk reduction strategy.
•NTI focuses on biosecurity policy, including biosafety standards, international treaties, and reducing misuse of dual-use biotechnology.
•The grant reflects philanthropic prioritization of biological risks as a major existential and global catastrophic threat.
•NTI engages with governments, international organizations, and the private sector to strengthen biosecurity governance frameworks.
•This type of funding supports the broader ecosystem of actors working on preventing engineered pandemics and bioweapons proliferation.

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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

- [**Good Ventures**](https://www.goodventures.org/)

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