We think WAI’s grantmaking criteria—such as Neglectedness, Scope, and Impact—are explicitly designed to prioritize cost-effectiveness and maximize counterfactual impact for large numbers of animals. Beyond that, their distribution may be limited by the types of projects they receive suitable applications from.
Beyond that, their distribution may be limited by the types of projects they receive suitable applications from.
It sounds like you are not confident about what is limiting WAI’s grantmaking to projects targeting invertebrates, in particular, soil springtails, mites, and nematodes, given you said “may be limited”? Have you investigated how much WAI has tried to get applicants to work on soil springtails, mites, and nematodes?
We think WAI’s grantmaking criteria—such as Neglectedness, Scope, and Impact—are explicitly designed to prioritize cost-effectiveness and maximize counterfactual impact for large numbers of animals. Beyond that, their distribution may be limited by the types of projects they receive suitable applications from.
I definitely like WAI’s criteria.
It sounds like you are not confident about what is limiting WAI’s grantmaking to projects targeting invertebrates, in particular, soil springtails, mites, and nematodes, given you said “may be limited”? Have you investigated how much WAI has tried to get applicants to work on soil springtails, mites, and nematodes?