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Open Philanthropy, now operating as Coefficient Giving, runs a rolling Request for Proposals for technical AI safety research across 21 priority research areas including adversarial machine learning, interpretability, white-box techniques, capability evaluations, reward hacking, scalable oversight, and new theoretical approaches to superintelligence alignment.
The program originally committed approximately $40 million across an initial 5-month window in 2025 and Open Philanthropy/Coefficient Giving has continued to spend $46-50 million annually on AI safety. Grant types include research expense grants (compute, APIs), discrete 6-24 month project grants, academic startup packages for new faculty, and seed/operating support for new and existing AI safety research organizations.
Applications begin with a short 300-word expression of interest.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Open to academic researchers, faculty, graduate students, independent researchers, nonprofits with demonstrated machine learning experience, and new or existing AI safety research organizations worldwide. Applicants do not need to be deeply familiar with AI safety to apply if they bring strong ML expertise relevant to the priority research areas. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows approximately $40 million across the initial 5-month grantmaking window, with additional funding available depending on applicant quality. Grants range from research expenses such as compute and APIs up to 6-24 month discrete project grants, academic start-up packages, and support for new and existing research organizations. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Open Philanthropy and Coefficient Giving Request for Proposals Technical AI Safety Research 21 Areas is funded by Open Philanthropy (now operating as Coefficient Giving). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The grantmaker formerly known as Open Philanthropy has two open calls that invert normal grant craft: Project Tailwind backs AI safety founders with $200k to $200M on a rolling basis, and Launchpad Funds seeds new global health funds led by a single accountable general manager. Expressions of interest close October 2, 2026.
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