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Improving Research Funding Efficiencies and Proposal Diversity through NSF Science Lottery Grants
Our nation’s methods of supporting new ideas should evolve alongside our knowledge base.


The “FASTER” Act for the Federal Laboratory System
The FASTER Federal Lab Act will strengthen U.S. scientific and technology leadership through targeted legislative and policy reforms.


Re-envisioning Reporting of Scientific Methods
Publication of detailed scientific methodologies can save researchers time and money, and can accelerate the pace of research.


The Invention Ecosystem: A Pathway to Economic Resilience and Inclusive Prosperity
The United States is an invention and innovation powerhouse that has long produced remarkable achievements. Yet American invention is at...


Advanced Space Architectures Program: Championing Innovation in Next-Generation In-Space Operations
America’s leadership in space exploration could greatly accelerate through a fundamentally different approach to in-space operations.


Elevating Science and Technology Policy at the State Department
The Biden-Harris Administration should reinvigorate and reassert U.S. strength in science, technology, and data.


Advancing Astrobiology: The Search for Signs of Life Elsewhere in the Universe
NASA should invest in a comprehensive Astrobiology Program Office to answer one of humanity’s biggest questions: “Are we alone?”


Supporting Federal Decision Making through Participatory Technology Assessment
The next administration should establish a Participatory Technology Assessment unit to ensure federal S&T decisions benefit society.


Advancing American AI through National Public-Private Partnerships for AI Research
The next administration should launch a public-private partnership to advance the research foundations of AI and its application at scale.


A Convergence Directorate at the National Science Foundation
The next administration should form a Convergence Directorate at the National Science Foundation to accelerate research and innovation.


A Federal Strategy for Science Engagement
The Federal Government should adopt a strategy for science engagement that enables everyone to participate in science.


Improving Science Advice for Executive Branch Decision-Making
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the crucial need for science to inform policy. This proposal identifies five key areas for action.


Creating a National Fellowship for Entrepreneurial Scientists and Engineers
Establish a national entrepreneurial fellowship to accelerate the transformation of research discoveries into scalable, market-ready tech.


Modernizing the Relationship between Scientists and the Public
Despite growing demand for their skillsets, scientists aren't trained to engage the public. This proposal offers policy actions to fix that.


Open Access to Federally-funded Research Data
Require federally funded scientists to share their data. Build an international research data commons. Accelerate scientific progress.


Ambitious, Achievable, and Sustainable: A Blueprint for Reclaiming American Research Leadership
A blueprint to restore the foundation for U.S. competitiveness by embarking on a new growth trajectory for federal research spending.


Mass-Digitizing Biodiversity Collections of the United States
A coordinated effort to mass digitize the physical specimens in U.S. biodiversity collections.
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