Sentient Foundation
$42M in non-dilutive grants and investments for open-source AGI development
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Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.
480 programs on file258 active programsCrypto · AI · Open source
Pharos Network
The Pharos Incubator Program offers a $10M fund supporting visionary projects building on the Pharos Layer-1 network. The program targets three innovation paths: RWA/Payments, DeFi, and Innovative Infrastructure. Selected projects receive capital, direct technical mentorship from the core development team, go-to-market support, fundraising connections, and financial and legal expertise. Applications are currently open via an online submission form followed by an internal review process.
National Institutes of Health
NIH's Common Fund PRIMED-AI initiative has two open RFAs for AI precision medicine: RFA-RM-27-011 (multi-use AI frameworks playbook, due 2026-10-09) and RFA-RM-27-013 (translating AI precision-medicine models into clinical use, due 2026-10-19).
Center for Civic Futures
A $20 million fund supporting real-world AI experimentation in public services and disseminating findings so other government jurisdictions can responsibly adopt the technology.
Survival and Flourishing Fund
The Survival and Flourishing Fund's recurring grant rounds, run once or twice per year via the S-Process algorithm and meeting procedure, recommend donations to organizations working on the long-term survival and flourishing of sentient life, including existential and global catastrophic risk reduction. A rolling Speculation Grant application runs year-round; a Speculation Grant guarantees eligibility for consideration in an S-Process round.
Astralis Foundation
Astralis Foundation operates the Shared Horizons Fund, a multi-funder vehicle for AI safety grantmaking led by Senior Advisor Tim Shavers; sourced from a specialist longtermist tracking wiki rather than Astralis's own site, so should be verified before promotion.
Shuttleworth Foundation
A fellowship funding individuals implementing an innovative idea for social change around openness, technology, knowledge, and learning. Fellows receive annual salary-equivalent funding, expense contributions, a travel allowance, and project funding matched at a 10:1 ratio. Applications are accepted throughout the year for March and September intakes.
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Joint Japan-Canada research call under JST's SICORP program, focused on AI and automation solutions for agricultural productivity and resilience. Japanese proposals go through e-Rad. Canadian teams register with NRC first.
Survival and Flourishing Fund
The Survival and Flourishing Fund maintains a rolling application for Speculation Grants and consideration in future S-Process grant rounds; applicants can apply even when no main round is open, and applying at full-round deadlines improves round eligibility.
Stripe Climate
Stripe Climate lets businesses of any size fund frontier carbon removal by directing a share of revenue to Stripe's portfolio of carbon-removal purchases.
Tarbell Center
One-year fellowship combining AI training with nine-month newsroom placements for journalists covering AI; $60,000-$80,000 stipend for early-career fellows, $90,000-$110,000 for senior fellows.
Tarbell Center
Residency program for senior journalists and experienced editors doing in-depth AI reporting; $80,000+ stipend plus an upskilling component.
National Science Foundation
NSF initiative funding State/Territory AI Readiness Coordination Hubs and a single National Coordination Lead (up to $5M/year for up to 5 years) to coordinate them nationally.
The Genesis Mission
DOE Office of Science funding opportunity announcement DE-FOA-0003612 for interdisciplinary teams applying AI to energy, nuclear, environmental, and national-security science; phased Phase I/II review with a final Phase II application deadline of 2026-12-17. Phase I grants have been reported at $500K-$750K, with total program funding around $293.76M.
Institute for Progress (IFP)
IFP's rolling request for proposals on high-impact projects in AI resilience, AI-for-science, and institutional adaptation. Pays a $10,000 honorarium to authors of published proposals, plus $1,000 bounties for successful referrals and for new ideas that get published. No fixed deadline; those without a specific idea can join IFP's talent database instead.
UNICEF
UNICEF Venture Fund's equity-free cohort for early-stage, open-source blockchain startups in emerging markets, funding accountability/financing use cases for children; up to US$100,000 in ETH/BTC/USDC plus mentorship over 12-18 months.
Future of Life Institute
FLI's PhD fellowship for doctoral research on US-China AI governance dynamics, distinct from FLI's technical AI-safety PhD fellowship track.
Future of Life Institute
FLI's recurring PhD fellowship supporting doctoral students working on AI existential safety, with fellowship classes announced for 2022, 2023, and 2025.
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