OpenAI Foundation announces $125M+ in grants for its Public Data for Health science program
owl_posting · x · 2026-09-16
The OpenAI Foundation has announced its first batch of grants under the Public Data for Health program, totaling over $125M — its second science program. The thesis: breakthroughs against disease come from pairing intelligence with more observations of the world, i.e. more data. Early grantees include 1Day Sooner and other researchers across a wide range of fields.
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