Request for Proposals: Biosecurity
Coefficient Giving funds ambitious research to prevent engineered biological threats, with a focus on AI, technical safeguards, policy, and building the biosecurity field.
Funder: Coefficient Giving
Due Dates (Anticipated): May 2027 (Expression of Interest submission deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Typically ranges from small independent project grants to multi-year, multi-million dollar awards; >$100M total expected for biosecurity grants annually.
Summary: Funds ambitious projects to prevent and respond to engineered biological threats, with emphasis on AI, technical safeguards, policy, and field-building in biosecurity.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity—dates and requirements may change; check the program page for updates.
Description
Coefficient Giving’s Biosecurity Request for Proposals (RFP) seeks to support highly ambitious projects aimed at preventing and mitigating catastrophic biological threats—especially those arising from advances in AI and biotechnology. The program welcomes a broad spectrum of work, including scalable transmission suppression technologies (e.g., advanced PPE, air disinfection), technical safeguards and governance at the intersection of AI and biology, policy and advocacy to inform effective decision-making, and field-building initiatives to grow and empower the biosecurity talent pipeline.
Proposals that focus on intelligence capabilities, rapid pathogen detection, diagnostics, agricultural resilience, and the development of rapid medical countermeasures are also encouraged, particularly if they are strongly aligned with the overarching goal of reducing catastrophic biological risks. Projects must demonstrate scalability, cost-effectiveness, and a clear path to real-world impact.
Coefficient Giving supports both new and previously funded teams or individuals, and encourages applications from academia, nonprofits, industry, and independent researchers.
