I like the policy that the LTFF appears to have (based on this post) of:
people being able to apply for and receive funding for valuable things even if those things might be funded otherwise by other (perhaps non-EA) sources
but those people then potentially ultimately not accepting or giving back some/all of the LTFF funding if they do get funded by other sources
That seems to strike a nice balance between giving people the money and confidence required to start things in a timely manner, while also maximising how much longtermist EA money is available to fund things that wouldn’t be funded by other money.
I like the policy that the LTFF appears to have (based on this post) of:
people being able to apply for and receive funding for valuable things even if those things might be funded otherwise by other (perhaps non-EA) sources
but those people then potentially ultimately not accepting or giving back some/all of the LTFF funding if they do get funded by other sources
That seems to strike a nice balance between giving people the money and confidence required to start things in a timely manner, while also maximising how much longtermist EA money is available to fund things that wouldn’t be funded by other money.