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This is the largest openly advertised pot of money for technical AI safety research that an individual researcher can actually apply to without an institutional intermediary. Coefficient Giving, the renamed Open Philanthropy, expects to spend roughly USD 40,000,000 through this RFP and says it will go substantially higher if the applications justify it.
What makes it unusual is the breadth of grant shapes on offer: it will fund a few thousand dollars of API credits and compute for someone testing an idea, discrete 6 to 24 month research projects, academic start-up packages for new faculty, and seed funding for entirely new research organizations.
Research areas span fundamental alignment research, interpretability and mechanistic understanding of model internals, AI control and containment strategies, evaluation and benchmarking of safety properties, and scalable oversight methods.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no fixed deadline, and the process begins with a 300-word expression of interest rather than a full proposal - a genuinely low-friction entry point compared with federal mechanisms.
It is worth distinguishing this RFP from Coefficient Giving's separate AI governance and policy RFPs, which fund institutional and regulatory work rather than technical research; applicants regularly submit to the wrong one. Open to individuals, academic groups and organizations worldwide.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: The RFP is open to individual researchers, academic groups, and new or existing research organizations worldwide working on technical AI safety and alignment; there is no requirement to be affiliated with a university or to be based in any particular country. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no fixed deadline. The process begins with a short expression of interest of approximately 300 words, with fuller materials requested only from applicants who pass that stage. Funded categories include fundamental alignment research, interpretability and mechanistic understanding of AI systems, AI control and containment strategies, evaluation and benchmarking of AI safety properties, scalable oversight methods, and seed funding for new AI safety research organizations. Grant types range from rapid funding for API credits and compute, through discrete 6 to 24 month research projects and academic start-up packages, to organizational seed funding; individual researcher grants have reached roughly USD 187,500 and organizational grants are substantially larger. Coefficient Giving expects to spend roughly USD 40,000,000 on this initiative and is open to spending more. Applicants should confirm the current scope, priority research directions, funding levels and application process on the Coefficient Giving RFP page, and should check whether their work fits this technical research RFP or one of the separate AI governance and policy RFPs. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows coefficient Giving expects to spend roughly USD 40,000,000 on this initiative and states it is open to spending substantially more depending on the quality of applications. Grant sizes vary enormously by type: rapid small awards for API credits and compute at the low end, discrete 6 to 24 month research projects, academic start-up packages, and seed funding for entirely new research organizations at the high end. Individual researcher grants have been made up to roughly USD 187,500, while organizational grants are substantially larger. amount_min of 10,000 is an estimate reflecting the compute and API credit tier and amount_max of 2,000,000 is an estimate for organizational seed funding; neither is a published floor or ceiling. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Coefficient Giving Request for Proposals: Technical AI Safety Research for Alignment, Interpretability and AI Control is funded by Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy), through its Navigating Transformative AI fund. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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