Trace

National Science Foundation

organization

Technical AI safety research

Received
$5,000,000
from 1 funders
Grants
1
Funders
1
Years active
2023

Grants over time

$0$2.0M$4.0M$6.0M2023

Biggest funders

Coefficient Giving$5,000,000100%1

Biggest recipients

Michael Odokara-Okigbo$1,000,00095%1
Center for Security and Emerging Technology$55,0005%1

Grants received

DateFunderViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
Apr 2023Coefficient Giving$5,000,000Technical AI safety researchcoefficient_givingSafe Learning-Enabled Systems

Grants made 3 · ~$1,055,000 · $527,500 average

DateRecipientViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
Sep 4, 2025Will PfalzgraffOthergrantmaking_aiUsing generalized master equations and statistical physics in a chemistry context. Currently supports my regular (non alignment related) academic research into Mori-Zwanzig theory for chemistry.
Sep 2024Michael Odokara-Okigbo$1,000,000Othergrantmaking_aiThe NSF funding was intended to support the research and development of NKENNEAi’s African-language AI technology, including text-to-text translation, speech-to-text, and text-to-speech systems for languages such as Yoruba, Swahili, and Nigerian Pidgin. It also supported data collection and validation, model training, API development, security, testing, and the technical work needed to move the technology from research into commercial use.
2024Center for Security and Emerging Technology~$55,000*Domestic policyorg_reportedListed in CSET’s 2024 annual report donor tiers.

* The source reports this donation in the $15,000–$199,999 tier; recorded at the geometric mean.