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The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation committed $10 million in exploratory grants focused on the intersection of national security and frontier technologies.
Grants support research on AI security and risks, synthetic information warfare and AI-driven persuasion, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection, technology supply chain stability, global tech standards development, biotechnology and biosecurity, and quantum computing implications.
Initial grants awarded to 13 organizations including Stanford's Hoover Institution Technology Policy Accelerator (Tech Futures Lab), Vanderbilt University Institute of National Security, AI Now Institute, Aspen Institute, Atlantic Council, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Council on Foreign Relations, Georgetown University, Global Network Initiative, Institute for Security and Technology, Observer Research Foundation America, RAND, and Sentinel Bio.
The foundation is actively exploring additional grantmaking in this area.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Universities, research institutions, think tanks, and civil society organizations working at the intersection of national security and frontier technologies including AI, biotech, and quantum computing. Initial recipients include leading U.S. policy research institutions. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $10 million total in exploratory grants. Major individual awards of $2.5 million to Stanford Hoover Institution and Vanderbilt University. Additional grants to 11 civil society organizations. Foundation exploring potential for additional grantmaking in this area. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Emerging Technologies Security Grants for AI National Security and Frontier Technology Research is funded by William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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The Hewlett Foundation's Emerging Technology and Security Initiative commits $20 million a year through 2031 across AI, biotechnology, and quantum computing security. Its 2026 exploratory grants went to thirteen named institutions with no open call. For organizations outside that list, the path in runs through a specific set of moves — and the five-year term starting in 2027 is the window.
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