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2026 SFF Grants Announced, Focus on Survival and Flourishing

The 2026 SFF grants, recommended by Zach Stein-Perlman, are now available. This initiative focuses on funding projects related to survival and flourishing. AI

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2026 SFF Grants Announced, Focus on Survival and Flourishing

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 (CA) · Zach Stein-Perlman ·

    2026 SFF grants

    <p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">This year it's up to $65M. Historically the funder has usually just been Jaan; this year Dustin was also a funder.</span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm happy about these grants. I'm grateful to SFC, the speculators &amp; ev…