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The grant description says: "We recommended a grant to support a project which will develop and advance ideas for strengthening regional and multilateral cooperation for addressing biological risks and filling gaps in current international institutions. These efforts include promoting the creation of a center with the capacity to rapidly respond to emerging infectious disease threats to prioritize blunting the impact of such events as well as quickly saving lives, and cooperative mechanisms to e

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May 2022
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[Biosecurity and pandemic preparedness/coordination efforts] The grant description says: "We recommended a grant to support a project which will develop and advance ideas for strengthening regional and multilateral cooperation for addressing biological risks and filling gaps in current international institutions. These efforts include promoting the creation of a center with the capacity to rapidly respond to emerging infectious disease threats to prioritize blunting the impact of such events as well as quickly saving lives, and cooperative mechanisms to enhance biosafety and biosecurity while reducing the potential risks of spaces such as high-containment laboratories."

Other Grants by FTX Future Fund

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GrantFunderRecipientAmountDate
Grant to "support the production of high quality materials for learning about AI safety work."FTX Future FundSiddharth Hiregowdara$100KMar 2022
Grant to "support two competitions to produce better public materials on the existential risk from AI."FTX Future FundAI Risk Public Materials Competition$40KApr 2022
Grant to "support Longview’s independent grantmaking on global priorities research, nuclear weapons policy, and other longtermist issues."FTX Future FundLongview Philanthropy$15MFeb 2022
Grant to "support Helix Nano running preclinical and Phase 1 trials of a pan-variant Covid-19 vaccine."FTX Future FundHelixNano$10MJan 2022
Grant for "general support for their activities, including running conferences, supporting student groups, and maintaining online resources."FTX Future FundCentre for Effective Altruism$14MMar 2022
Grant to "support the completion of a book which explores the nature of human values and the implications for aligning AI with human preferences."FTX Future FundBrian Christian$300KMay 2022
Grant to "support HIP’s work recruiting EA working professionals to use more of their resources, including their careers, to focus on the world’s most pressing problems."FTX Future FundHigh Impact Professionals$320KMay 2022
Grant to "support one year of operating expenses and salaries at the Legal Priorities Project, a longtermist legal research and field-building organization."FTX Future FundLegal Priorities Project$700KJun 2022
Grant to "support Ought’s work building Elicit, a language-model based research assistant."FTX Future FundElicit (AI Research Tool)$5MMay 2022
Grant to "support the development of universal CRISPR-based diagnostics, including paper-based diagnostics that can be used in developing-country settings without electricity."FTX Future FundSherlock Biosciences$2MFeb 2022
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The grant description says: "We recommended a grant to support a project which will develop and advance ideas for strengthening regional and multilateral cooperation for addressing biological risks and filling gaps in current international institutions. These efforts include promoting the creation of a center with the capacity to rapidly respond to emerging infectious disease threats to prioritize blunting the impact of such events as well as quickly saving lives, and cooperative mechanisms to e | Grants | Longterm Wiki