AI Safety Funding · Issue #25, 2026
This newsletter lists new and closing-soon funding opportunities for addressing existential risk from AI. Visit AISafety.com/funding for the full list of funders in AI safety.
Newly announced
• Lightcone Commons
Applications close late November · Who can apply: individuals, nonprofits, for-profits, universities
Grantmaking platform coordinating large-scale philanthropy in funding rounds. The next round closes in mid-December – apply by late November to be considered. Rounds will run monthly after that.
Consider applying if: you need funding for a mid- to large-scale project. Non-US applicants are welcome, and individuals get fiscal sponsorship.
• Tarbell: Institutional Grants
Applications close 11 Dec 2026 · Who can apply: nonprofits, for-profits · Grant size: $50k – $500k+
Funds outlets to build AI reporting capacity, from new investigative units to new media ventures. Covers accountability reporting on frontier AI companies and AI incidents.
Consider applying if: you run an outlet, or a team or series within one, with a track record and an influential audience – anywhere in the world. Outlets of any political leaning are welcome.
• FAR.AI: Grantmaking
Invite only, no applications · Who can apply: individuals, universities
Funds AI safety research by academics and independent researchers using a $12m grant from Coefficient Giving (CG). Grantees are nominated by experts, with public RFPs planned.
We’ll let you know when public RFPs open.
Always open
The main go-to funders – we include them every time as a reminder. See AISafety.com/funding for the full list.
• Transformative AI Fund (TAIF)
Applications on a rolling basis · Who can apply: individuals, nonprofits · Grant size: Typically $10k – $150k
Funds new projects addressing transformative AI, with grants typically $10k–$150k. Run by Effective Altruism Funds. Replaced the Long-Term Future Fund (LTFF).
• Coefficient Giving (CG): Project Tailwind
Applications on a rolling basis · Who can apply: individuals, nonprofits, for-profits · Grant size: $200k – $200m
Backs founders launching/scaling ambitious new AI safety initiatives. Pre-seed grants of $200k–$2m, seed funding of $2m–$20m, and scale funding of $20m–$200m.
• Manifund
Applications on a rolling basis · Who can apply: individuals, nonprofits · Grant size: Past grants up to $500k
Regranting platform where individual regrantors have funding pools to direct towards publicly listed projects.