EA - SFF is doubling speculation (rapid) grant budgets; FTX grantees should consider applying by JueYan

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: SFF is doubling speculation (rapid) grant budgets; FTX grantees should consider applying, published by JueYan on December 8, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum.The Survival and Flourishing Fund (SFF) funds many longtermist, x-risk, and meta projects, and has distributed $18mm YTD. While SFF’s focus areas are similar to those of the FTX Future Fund, SFF has received few applications since the latest round closed in August.This is a reminder that projects can apply to be considered for expedited speculation grants at any time. Speculation grants can be approved in days and paid out as quickly as within a month. Past speculation grants have ranged from $10,000 to $400,000, and applicants for speculation grants will automatically be considered for the next main SFF round. In response to the recent extraordinary need, Jaan Tallinn, the main funder of SFF, is doubling speculation budgets. Grantees impacted by recent events should apply.SFF funds charities and projects hosted by organizations with charity status. You can get a better idea of SFF’s scope from its website and its recent grants. I encourage relevant grantees to consider applying to SFF, in addition to the current array of efforts led by Open Phil, Mercatus, and Nonlinear.For general information about the Survival and Flourishing Fund, see:/Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.