Showing grants tagged "Global Catastrophic Risks"

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.

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  1. Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms — AI Safety Research

    Award Date:
    05/2017
    Amount:
    $2,400,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  2. Genspace — DIYbio Labs Project

    Award Date:
    05/2017
    Amount:
    $454,025
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  3. North Carolina State University — DIYbio Labs Project

    Award Date:
    05/2017
    Amount:
    $252,725
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  4. NASEM — International Meeting on Governance of Dual-Use Research

    Award Date:
    05/2017
    Amount:
    $452,545
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  5. Rockefeller University — Viral Histone Mimics (Alexander Tarakhovsky)

    Award Date:
    04/2017
    Amount:
    $1,500,000
    Scientific Research

  6. BioBricks Foundation — Biosecurity Activities at SB7.0

    Award Date:
    04/2017
    Amount:
    $152,950
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  7. ClimateWorks Foundation — Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program

    Award Date:
    04/2017
    Amount:
    $3,000,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks

  8. Rutgers University — Nuclear Conflict Climate Modeling

    Award Date:
    04/2017
    Amount:
    $2,982,206
    Global Catastrophic Risks

  9. OpenAI — General Support

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $30,000,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  10. UCLA — Climate Engineering Governance

    Award Date:
    03/2017
    Amount:
    $776,095
    Solar Radiation Management