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Who funds them, what they fund and how to apply.

480 programs on file258 active programsCrypto · AI · Open source

127-144 of 177 programs

Longview Philanthropy

Longview Philanthropy's RFP funds proposals to reduce risks of AI enabling extreme concentration of power, with grants of $100K-$2M/yr across 12 priority areas plus career transition funding. The listed deadline was July 2, 2026.

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Blueprint Biosecurity

Blueprint Biosecurity's FIR Protocol RFP funded the development of clinical-trial protocols evaluating whether far-UVC can reduce respiratory infection transmission in congregate settings. Academic, industry, and public-health institutions could submit short expressions of interest.

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FAR AI

$12M grantmaking program (funded by Coefficient Giving) for academics and independent researchers on deception, robustness, interpretability, red-teaming, and alignment. FAR.AI is nomination-only pending limited evaluation capacity and has not opened a public RFP.

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GitLab

GitLab's 2026 AI Hackathon invited developers to build agents on the GitLab Duo Agent Platform for planning, security, compliance, and deployment workflows. The online competition ran from February 9 to March 25, attracted more than 6,900 participants, and offered $65,000 in cash prizes.

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Global Innovation Fund

The Global Innovation Fund is a nonprofit, impact-first investment fund for social innovations improving the lives of underserved and vulnerable people. Its latest published application window closed January 15, 2025; the fund says future calls will be posted after review.

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Google.org

Google Cloud's Rapid Agent Hackathon ran online from May 5 through June 11, 2026. The concluded challenge offered $60,000 in cash prizes for open-source agents built with Gemini, Google Cloud Agent Builder, and participating partners' tools.

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Google.org

A ten-week, equity-free accelerator for North American pre-seed through Series A startups using AI in energy systems. The 2026 cohort focuses on grid optimization, demand flexibility, energy affordability, and carbon-aware infrastructure, with Google mentorship, technical support, product access, and eligible cloud credits. Applications closed June 30, 2026.

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Google.org

A $30 million Google.org challenge for nonprofits, social enterprises, and academic institutions working with governments to improve public services using generative or agentic AI. Applications closed on April 3, 2026; selected organizations receive $1 million to $3 million and technical support through a multi-month Google.org Accelerator.

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Google.org

Google.org's $30 million AI for Science open call supports nonprofits, social enterprises, and academic institutions using AI to accelerate scientific work. Awards range from $500,000 to $3 million and may include accelerator support, Google technical assistance, and Cloud credits. Applications closed May 1, 2026 and are under review.

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GovAI

Three-month bipartisan fellowship for AI governance/policy research, with DC and London (UK GovAI) tracks; London track fully funded with up to GBP 12,000 stipend, travel support, and visa sponsorship, running Jan-Apr 2027.

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grantmaking.ai

grantmaking.ai, in partnership with Manifund, opened a launch round distributing $5k-$50k grants per applicant from a $1M total round for projects reducing x-risk from AI. One short application creates a public project/funding ask reviewed by experienced AI safety grantmakers. Deadline is July 13, 2026.

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Institute for Security and Technology

A practitioner program for mid-career nuclear-policy professionals combining an in-person AI bootcamp, virtual seminars, and applied policy labs. Applications for the inaugural cohort closed on February 28, 2026, and IST announced the 26 selected participants in April.

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