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Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy) runs a Navigating Transformative AI Fund that makes rolling grants and recommendations to academic researchers, nonprofits, and policy organizations working on technical AI safety, AI governance, capability evaluations, frontier company policy, international AI governance, AI and law, and threat modeling.
Although specific time-bound RFPs such as the Technical AI Safety RFP and the AI Governance RFP have closed, Coefficient Giving continues to grow its overall AI funding portfolio and accepts ongoing recommendations and applications via its general 'Apply for Funding' pathway.
The fund covers research expense grants, multi-year discrete project grants, academic startup packages, and seed and operating support for new and existing AI safety and governance research organizations. The fund frames its work around 21 priority technical AI safety areas and a parallel set of governance and policy priorities.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Open to academic researchers, faculty, graduate students, independent researchers, think tanks, nonprofit research organizations, and policy institutes worldwide. Applicants should have demonstrated machine learning expertise (for technical safety work) or relevant policy/legal/governance expertise. Both established research groups and new organizations are eligible. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows coefficient Giving spends approximately $46-50 million annually on AI safety and governance work through the Navigating Transformative AI Fund. Individual grant sizes range from approximately $25,000 for short research expenses to multi-million-dollar multi-year commitments for established research organizations. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Coefficient Giving Navigating Transformative AI Fund Rolling Recommendations for AI Safety and Governance is funded by Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy) Navigating Transformative AI Fund. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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