The Open Philanthropy Project recommended a grant of $20,600 to Silicon Valley De-Bug to support a pilot project exploring a partnership between bail funds and participatory defense, led by Raj Jayadev. Open Philanthropy considers bail funds and participatory defense emerging models that could lead to high community engagement in justice system processes. In addition to this grant, Open Philanthropy also recommended a grant to the Brooklyn Community Bail Fund, which will be collaborating with Silicon Valley De-Bug on this project.
This grant falls within Open Philanthropy's work on criminal justice reform.