Showing grants tagged "Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness"

We’re open to supporting safe bets, like direct cash transfers to the world’s poorest people, as well as high-risk, high-reward projects, like minimizing risks from potentially world-changing science and technology. Read more about how we choose what to fund here.

  1. MIT Media Lab — Kevin Esvelt’s Research (2021)

    Award Date:
    03/2021
    Amount:
    $1,000,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  2. UC Davis — COVID-19 Antiviral Studies (Lark L. Coffey)

    Award Date:
    03/2021
    Amount:
    $100,642
    Scientific Research
  3. Weill Cornell Medical College — COVID-19 Antiviral Studies (Ria Goswami)

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $220,553
    Scientific Research
  4. Immune Observatory — Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Modeling

    Award Date:
    02/2021
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  5. Early-Career Funding for GCBRs — Scholarship Support (2021)

    Award Date:
    01/2021
    Amount:
    $2,266,728
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  6. Altruistic Technology Labs — Planning Grant

    Award Date:
    12/2020
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  7. 1Day Sooner — General Support (November 2020)

    Award Date:
    11/2020
    Amount:
    $600,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  8. Global Health Security Network — Global Health Security Conference

    Award Date:
    11/2020
    Amount:
    $50,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  9. 221B Foundation — COVID-19 Testing in Nepal (Jay Mahat)

    Award Date:
    11/2020
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Scientific Research
  10. Council on Strategic Risks — Biological Weapons Prevention (November 2020)

    Award Date:
    11/2020
    Amount:
    $2,050,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks