About Nuclear Threat Initiative
To transform global security by driving systemic solutions to nuclear, biological, and emerging technology threats imperiling humanity.
Focus Areas
Nuclear securityNuclear non-proliferationNuclear disarmament and verificationBiological security and biosecurityGlobal health securityArtificial intelligence and emerging technology risksCybersecurity of nuclear facilitiesPublic education and policy advocacy
Who They Fund
MIIS dual-degree studentsearly-career fellows (Scoville fellowship participants)policymakers and Congressional staff (targeted outreach/education)global health institutions and researchers
About Nuclear Threat Initiative
Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc backs work aimed at reducing nuclear, biological, and emerging technology threats through policy, research, and institution-building. A defining feature of the foundation’s recent grantmaking is its steady support for research and dissemination infrastructure: Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey received multiple awards for maintaining NTI’s website, and Brown University was funded to advance the Global Health Security Index. Those grants sit alongside support for advocacy on financing health security, showing a portfolio that connects analysis with policy influence. The foundation also funds capacity-building in the field, including support for the Herbert Scoville Jr Peace Fellowship and for graduate and dual-degree students at Middlebury. Across the recent record, the work touches nuclear security and non-proliferation, biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, global health security metrics, and the governance of emerging technologies. Its grants also reach organizations focused on Congressional education, radioactive source transport, and synthetic biology convening, reflecting an emphasis on practical tools and field capacity rather than one-off program sponsorships.
What Nuclear Threat Initiative Funds
In global health security, Nuclear Threat Initiative Inc supported Panorama Global with $300,000 to grow political will for financing health security and advocate for global health security investment. It also gave Brown University Office of Sponsored Projects $207,782 to support the Global Health Security Index, and Brown University $20,000 for a pilot of a Regional Health Security Index. In biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, Columbia University received $188,000 to strengthen biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, build accountability for global health security progress, and counter catastrophic biological risks. For nuclear security education, Georgia Tech Research Corporation received $80,000 to support a graduate seminar on re-envisioning nuclear security. The foundation also funded SynBioBeta LLC with $15,000 to support a SynBio Beta conference, linking its biosecurity agenda to synthetic biology community engagement.
How Nuclear Threat Initiative Gives
Typical grant size centers on $25,000, with a lower quartile of $14,250 and an upper quartile of $192,946. The recent pattern includes both larger research and advocacy awards and smaller support grants for fellows, students, and convenings. Several recipients reappear across multiple years, including Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and Herbert Scoville Jr Peace Fellowship, which suggests recurring relationships rather than isolated awards. The foundation gives through programmatic support and field-building grants, not individual aid, and there is no public grant application process indicated in the provided data.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.8M
Total Assets
$92.1M
Total Revenue
$19.6M
Total Expenses
$26.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $14K and $193K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$193K
Geographic Reach
National7 states funded
About 30% of grants go to recipients in DC.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
ERNEST MONIZ
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