Index
Grant: University of Southern California — Genomic Research Methods (Coefficient Giving → University of Southern California)
Verdictconfirmed95%
2 checks · 1 src · 4/9/2026⚠ Checks disagree: 1 confirmed, 1 unverifiable
Deterministic match: grantee, amount, date matched in source snapshot (2714 rows)
Our claim
entire record- Name
- University of Southern California — Genomic Research Methods
- Amount
- $1,738,500
- Currency
- USD
- Date
- April 2016
- Notes
[Scientific Research] University of Southern California staff reviewed this page prior to publication. The Open Philanthropy Project recommended two grants totaling $1,738,500 to the University of Southern California to support the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium (S… expand
[Scientific Research] University of Southern California staff reviewed this page prior to publication. The Open Philanthropy Project recommended two grants totaling $1,738,500 to the University of Southern California to support the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium (SSGAC) and the Behavioral and Health Genomics Center. These grants fall within our interest in funding basic scientific research, and specifically within our interest in advancing tools and techniques. We hope that our support of this work will advance scientific tools and techniques in several ways, including: By developing cross-cuttingly useful advances in the analysis of data from genome-wide association studies (GWAS). The researchers plan to develop tools for combining data on genetic associations between multiple traits, hopefully increasing statistical power (which effectively increase sample sizes) across all kinds of medical GWAS, which could make many kinds of medical research less expensive, and accordingly could accelerate new discoveries. By combining data from multiple sources (including data from consumer genetics companies) and developing polygenic scores (or scoring methods) that can be distributed freely as public goods. This could eventually help make social science research more statistically informative, which in turn could make it easier and less expensive to assess the efficacy of interventions designed to improve educational attainment or other outcomes by reducing unexplained variance. Our understanding is that SSGAC has received substantially less funding to date than comparable consortia (such as in psychiatric genetics), but still produces high-quality, replicable research and serves as a model of careful public communication, most notably through their discussions of frequently asked questions.
Source evidence
1 src · 2 checksconfirmed95%deterministic-row-match · 4/9/2026
- Name
- University of Southern California — Genomic Research Methods
- Grantee
- University of Southern California
- Focus Area
- Scientific Research
- Amount
- $1,738,500.00
- Date
- April 2016
NoteDeterministic match: grantee, amount, date matched in source snapshot (2714 rows)
unverifiable95%Haiku 4.5 · 3/25/2026
NoteThe source text provided is generic website content describing Coefficient Giving's overall mission, funding areas, and approach. It contains no specific grant records, no mention of the University of Southern California, no grant amount of $1,738,500, no date of 2016-04, and no reference to 'Genomic Research Methods.' While the source confirms that Coefficient Giving is a philanthropic funder, it does not contain the specific data needed to verify or contradict any of the structured record fields.
Case № OdrpkC8bBVFiled 4/9/2026Confidence 95%