Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Putting Redlines in the Green: Economic Revitalization Through Innovative Neighborhood Markets The Biden-Harris Administration can combat the impacts of redlining through a new place-based program called “Putting Redlines in the Green”. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Creating the Make it in America Regional Challenge The Biden Administration should create the Make it in America Regional Challenge (MIARC) to activate demand in underinvested regions with cluster-based techno-economic development efforts. Health & Life Sciences Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Combating Bias in Medical Innovation The Biden-Harris Administration must act to address bias in medical technology at the development, testing and regulation, and market-deployment and evaluation phases. Energy, Environment & Climate Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Leveraging Department of Energy Authorities and Assets to Strengthen the U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing Base Climate action and U.S. manufacturing competitiveness are deeply intertwined and require a coordinated strategy. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy Piloting and Evaluating NSF Science Lottery Grants: A Roadmap to Improving Research Funding Efficiencies and Proposal Diversity Our nation’s methods of supporting new ideas should evolve alongside our knowledge base. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Fund Organizations, Not Projects: Diversifying America’s Innovation Ecosystem with a Portfolio of Independent Research Organizations Dominant research-funding paradigms are constraining the outputs of America’s innovation systems. Health & Life Sciences Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Creating Advanced Market Commitments and Prizes for Pandemic Preparedness The U.S. should invest in AMCs and prizes for vaccine development and deployment as part of the American Pandemic Preparedness Plan. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Broadening the Knowledge Economy through Independent Scholarship Our lack of creativity in defining the scholarly landscape is limiting our nation’s capacity for innovation. Health & Life Sciences Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Curing Alzheimer’s by Investing in Aging Research Now is the time for the NIA to drive science-first funding for the field of aging. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Bringing Opportunities to Incarcerated Persons and Prison-Tech Startups The Biden-Harris Administration should launch a cross-agency initiative to support prison-tech startups. Education & Workforce Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Creating a Public System of National Laboratory Schools The U.S. should establish a system of National Laboratory Schools in parallel to its existing system of FFRDCs. Education & Workforce Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Improving Graduate-Student Mentorship by Investing in Traineeship Grants The federal government should build on the success of the NIH’s training-grant program to support STEMM graduate students & U.S. R&D. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Technology Policy Creating an AI Testbed for Government The U.S. should establish a testbed for government-procured artificial intelligence (AI) models used to provide services to Americans. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Smarter Zoning for Fair Housing Without reform, exclusionary zoning will continue to damage equity and inhibit growth and opportunity in many parts of America. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness A Strategy for Countering Fraudulent Trademark Registrations at the Patent and Trademark Office The problem of fraudulent trademark registrations at the PTO has become increasingly severe, but it can be contained. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Technology Policy Promoting Transparency and Competition in the Broadband Market The federal government can and must intervene to promote transparency and competition in the broadband market. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Ensuring Manufacturing USA Reaches Its Potential Expanded manufacturing programs will invest in our nation’s long-term competitive innovation capacity. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Reforming Federal Rules on Corporate-Sponsored Research at Tax-Exempt University Facilities The administration should implement two reforms to clarify and update rules governing use of facilities financed by tax-exempt bonds. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy 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. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Steering Innovation for Autonomous Vehicles Towards Societally Beneficial Outcomes Guiding the evolution of AVs towards the future we want requires evaluating AVs with metrics that prioritize societally beneficial outcomes. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness How to Unlock the Potential of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Model The Advanced Research Projects Agency model can unleash the full potential of our R&D community to solve critical societal challenges. Energy, Environment & Climate Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Support Electrification at Regional Airports to Preserve Competitiveness & Improve Health Outcomes The Biden Administration should electrify the entire aviation ecosystem to eliminate airport lead emissions and create jobs. Education & Workforce Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Competitiveness Through Immigration Intensifying competition for skilled workers abroad and barriers to immigration at home are deterring potential talent from coming to the U.S. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Meeting Biology’s “Sputnik Moment” Biology is becoming a defining technology of the modern era, and is expected to contribute nearly 1.1. million jobs to the US by 2030. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Rebooting the American Dream: Challenge Grants for Emerging Innovation Ecosystems By supporting bottom-up, place-based investment and building a network of new ideas, the Administration can foster American dynamism. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness The Local Innovation Unit: Achieving National Goals Through Local Experimentation The Administration should create the Local Innovation Unit to catalyze decentralized experiments focused on our most urgent challenges. Education & Workforce Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Forging 1,000 Venture Scientists to Transform the Innovation Economy The Administration should establish the Venture Science Doctorate (VSD) to train graduates to combine research and entrepreneurship. Education & Workforce Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy The Invention Ecosystem: A Pathway to Economic Resilience and Inclusive Prosperity A strong Invention Ecosystem can power our path to economic recovery, sustained growth and societal resilience. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Creating a National DeepTech Capital Fund The Biden-Harris Administration should establish a DeepTech fund to enable more entrepreneurs to bring promising technologies to market. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Enabling Federal Agencies to Tackle Complex Problems with the Help of Makers-In-Residence The next administration should implement a Maker-In-Residence fellowship program to leverage the skills of the American maker community. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Transition Document for the United States Patent and Trademark Office This transition document provides over 25 actionable recommendations on the future of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Technology Policy A Fair Artificial Intelligence Research & Regulation (FAIRR) Bureau The next administration should create a Fair Artificial Intelligence Research & Regulation Bureau to ensure that AI benefits all Americans. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Place-Based Public-Private Partnerships for Innovation (P4I) The next administration should launch national Place-Based Public-Private Partnerships for Innovation to supercharge American innovation. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Streamlining the Patent Application Process to Nurture the Innovation of Tomorrow The next administration should take steps to streamline the patent application process and improve the innovation ecosystem. Education & Workforce Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Embedding Evidence and Evaluation in Economic Recovery Legislation The next administration and Congress should embed evaluation and evidence-building into stimulus legislation for efficient recovery. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy 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. Health & Life Sciences Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Advancing Economic, Health, and Racial Equity by Increasing the Use of Evidence and Data The next administration should ensure equitable recovery and economic mobility by promoting evidence-based decision-making across agencies. Health & Life Sciences Innovation & Economic Competitiveness A National Bioeconomy Manufacturing and Innovation Initiative A National Bioeconomy Manufacturing and Innovation Initiative would combat COVID-19, foster economic recovery, and address climate change. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness The Digital Corps The next administration should create a “Digital Corps” — a two-year early-career fellowship designed for the country’s top young technology talent to serve in the Federal Government. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Establishing a U.S. Entrepreneurial Corps to Foster an Inclusive Small Business Ecosystem The next administration should create a U.S. Entrepreneurial Corps to invest in the next generation of small business leaders. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Unlocking Beneficial Capital by Improving Investor Transparency The next administration should launch a Presidential Advisory Commission to improve transparency among beneficial investment organizations. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness The Lunar and Asteroid Task Force Initiative The Federal Government should launch a task force to promote and achieve U.S. private space exploration on the Moon and on asteroids. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Leverage Transit-Oriented Development Loan Programs to Accelerate Equitable Economic Recovery The Federal Government should establish a national equitable transit-oriented development policy. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Accelerating Innovation, Performance, and Impact at USAID A blueprint for USAID to accelerate innovation, performance and impact. Energy, Environment & Climate Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Enabling Better Access to Federal Transportation Funds for Small and Rural Communities An approach to simplify and expand access to the BUILD program at the Department of Transportation. Energy, Environment & Climate Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Accelerating Deployment of Innovations to Modernize the U.S. Electric Grid The next administration should establish a Grid Resilience Innovation Demonstration Network to modernize the U.S. electrical grid. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy 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. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Technology Policy Establishing a White House Taskforce to Promote Digital Market Competition The next administration should establish a White House Taskforce focused on promoting digital market competition. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness A Foundational Technology Development and Deployment Office to Create Jobs The U.S. government should create a Foundational Technology Development and Deployment Office to fill critical commercialization gaps. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness A National Frontier Tech Public-Private Partnership to Spur Economic Growth Create a $500M fund and an administration authority that allows relevant government agencies to create public-private partnerships. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Focused Research Organizations to Accelerate Science, Technology, and Medicine Create new FROs to tackle scientific and technological challenges that can’t be efficiently addressed by existing organizational structures. Energy, Environment & Climate Innovation & Economic Competitiveness A National Initiative to Revitalize American Farming and Advance Regenerative Agriculture Regenerative agriculture can transform how farmers provide food, fiber and land stewardship while supporting the return of American farming. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Restoring U.S. Leadership in Manufacturing A proposal to restore American manufacturing leadership with a comprehensive agenda. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness A Civic Research Initiative to Transform State and Local Government A proposed federal initiative would expand the emerging field of civic research as “R&D for state and local government.” Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Establishing a National Manufacturing Foundation Establishing a National Manufacturing Foundation to restore critical industrial commons, ensuring what is invented here can be made here. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Closing Critical Gaps from Lab to Market Forging a more effective commercialization pipeline to enhance U.S. long-term economic competitiveness and innovation leadership. Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Smart Cities Technologies: Driving Economic Growth and Community Resilience A proposal for the federal government to help communities leverage smart-city technologies to help address social and economic challenges.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Putting Redlines in the Green: Economic Revitalization Through Innovative Neighborhood Markets The Biden-Harris Administration can combat the impacts of redlining through a new place-based program called “Putting Redlines in the Green”.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Creating the Make it in America Regional Challenge The Biden Administration should create the Make it in America Regional Challenge (MIARC) to activate demand in underinvested regions with cluster-based techno-economic development efforts.
Health & Life Sciences Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Combating Bias in Medical Innovation The Biden-Harris Administration must act to address bias in medical technology at the development, testing and regulation, and market-deployment and evaluation phases.
Energy, Environment & Climate Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Leveraging Department of Energy Authorities and Assets to Strengthen the U.S. Clean Energy Manufacturing Base Climate action and U.S. manufacturing competitiveness are deeply intertwined and require a coordinated strategy.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy Piloting and Evaluating NSF Science Lottery Grants: A Roadmap to Improving Research Funding Efficiencies and Proposal Diversity Our nation’s methods of supporting new ideas should evolve alongside our knowledge base.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Fund Organizations, Not Projects: Diversifying America’s Innovation Ecosystem with a Portfolio of Independent Research Organizations Dominant research-funding paradigms are constraining the outputs of America’s innovation systems.
Health & Life Sciences Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Creating Advanced Market Commitments and Prizes for Pandemic Preparedness The U.S. should invest in AMCs and prizes for vaccine development and deployment as part of the American Pandemic Preparedness Plan.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Broadening the Knowledge Economy through Independent Scholarship Our lack of creativity in defining the scholarly landscape is limiting our nation’s capacity for innovation.
Health & Life Sciences Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Curing Alzheimer’s by Investing in Aging Research Now is the time for the NIA to drive science-first funding for the field of aging.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Bringing Opportunities to Incarcerated Persons and Prison-Tech Startups The Biden-Harris Administration should launch a cross-agency initiative to support prison-tech startups.
Education & Workforce Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Creating a Public System of National Laboratory Schools The U.S. should establish a system of National Laboratory Schools in parallel to its existing system of FFRDCs.
Education & Workforce Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Improving Graduate-Student Mentorship by Investing in Traineeship Grants The federal government should build on the success of the NIH’s training-grant program to support STEMM graduate students & U.S. R&D.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Technology Policy Creating an AI Testbed for Government The U.S. should establish a testbed for government-procured artificial intelligence (AI) models used to provide services to Americans.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Smarter Zoning for Fair Housing Without reform, exclusionary zoning will continue to damage equity and inhibit growth and opportunity in many parts of America.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness A Strategy for Countering Fraudulent Trademark Registrations at the Patent and Trademark Office The problem of fraudulent trademark registrations at the PTO has become increasingly severe, but it can be contained.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Technology Policy Promoting Transparency and Competition in the Broadband Market The federal government can and must intervene to promote transparency and competition in the broadband market.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Ensuring Manufacturing USA Reaches Its Potential Expanded manufacturing programs will invest in our nation’s long-term competitive innovation capacity.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Reforming Federal Rules on Corporate-Sponsored Research at Tax-Exempt University Facilities The administration should implement two reforms to clarify and update rules governing use of facilities financed by tax-exempt bonds.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy 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.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Steering Innovation for Autonomous Vehicles Towards Societally Beneficial Outcomes Guiding the evolution of AVs towards the future we want requires evaluating AVs with metrics that prioritize societally beneficial outcomes.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness How to Unlock the Potential of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Model The Advanced Research Projects Agency model can unleash the full potential of our R&D community to solve critical societal challenges.
Energy, Environment & Climate Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Support Electrification at Regional Airports to Preserve Competitiveness & Improve Health Outcomes The Biden Administration should electrify the entire aviation ecosystem to eliminate airport lead emissions and create jobs.
Education & Workforce Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Competitiveness Through Immigration Intensifying competition for skilled workers abroad and barriers to immigration at home are deterring potential talent from coming to the U.S.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Meeting Biology’s “Sputnik Moment” Biology is becoming a defining technology of the modern era, and is expected to contribute nearly 1.1. million jobs to the US by 2030.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Rebooting the American Dream: Challenge Grants for Emerging Innovation Ecosystems By supporting bottom-up, place-based investment and building a network of new ideas, the Administration can foster American dynamism.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness The Local Innovation Unit: Achieving National Goals Through Local Experimentation The Administration should create the Local Innovation Unit to catalyze decentralized experiments focused on our most urgent challenges.
Education & Workforce Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Forging 1,000 Venture Scientists to Transform the Innovation Economy The Administration should establish the Venture Science Doctorate (VSD) to train graduates to combine research and entrepreneurship.
Education & Workforce Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy The Invention Ecosystem: A Pathway to Economic Resilience and Inclusive Prosperity A strong Invention Ecosystem can power our path to economic recovery, sustained growth and societal resilience.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Creating a National DeepTech Capital Fund The Biden-Harris Administration should establish a DeepTech fund to enable more entrepreneurs to bring promising technologies to market.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Enabling Federal Agencies to Tackle Complex Problems with the Help of Makers-In-Residence The next administration should implement a Maker-In-Residence fellowship program to leverage the skills of the American maker community.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Transition Document for the United States Patent and Trademark Office This transition document provides over 25 actionable recommendations on the future of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Technology Policy A Fair Artificial Intelligence Research & Regulation (FAIRR) Bureau The next administration should create a Fair Artificial Intelligence Research & Regulation Bureau to ensure that AI benefits all Americans.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Place-Based Public-Private Partnerships for Innovation (P4I) The next administration should launch national Place-Based Public-Private Partnerships for Innovation to supercharge American innovation.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Streamlining the Patent Application Process to Nurture the Innovation of Tomorrow The next administration should take steps to streamline the patent application process and improve the innovation ecosystem.
Education & Workforce Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Embedding Evidence and Evaluation in Economic Recovery Legislation The next administration and Congress should embed evaluation and evidence-building into stimulus legislation for efficient recovery.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy 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.
Health & Life Sciences Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Advancing Economic, Health, and Racial Equity by Increasing the Use of Evidence and Data The next administration should ensure equitable recovery and economic mobility by promoting evidence-based decision-making across agencies.
Health & Life Sciences Innovation & Economic Competitiveness A National Bioeconomy Manufacturing and Innovation Initiative A National Bioeconomy Manufacturing and Innovation Initiative would combat COVID-19, foster economic recovery, and address climate change.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness The Digital Corps The next administration should create a “Digital Corps” — a two-year early-career fellowship designed for the country’s top young technology talent to serve in the Federal Government.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Establishing a U.S. Entrepreneurial Corps to Foster an Inclusive Small Business Ecosystem The next administration should create a U.S. Entrepreneurial Corps to invest in the next generation of small business leaders.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Unlocking Beneficial Capital by Improving Investor Transparency The next administration should launch a Presidential Advisory Commission to improve transparency among beneficial investment organizations.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness The Lunar and Asteroid Task Force Initiative The Federal Government should launch a task force to promote and achieve U.S. private space exploration on the Moon and on asteroids.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Leverage Transit-Oriented Development Loan Programs to Accelerate Equitable Economic Recovery The Federal Government should establish a national equitable transit-oriented development policy.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Accelerating Innovation, Performance, and Impact at USAID A blueprint for USAID to accelerate innovation, performance and impact.
Energy, Environment & Climate Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Enabling Better Access to Federal Transportation Funds for Small and Rural Communities An approach to simplify and expand access to the BUILD program at the Department of Transportation.
Energy, Environment & Climate Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Accelerating Deployment of Innovations to Modernize the U.S. Electric Grid The next administration should establish a Grid Resilience Innovation Demonstration Network to modernize the U.S. electrical grid.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy 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.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Technology Policy Establishing a White House Taskforce to Promote Digital Market Competition The next administration should establish a White House Taskforce focused on promoting digital market competition.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness A Foundational Technology Development and Deployment Office to Create Jobs The U.S. government should create a Foundational Technology Development and Deployment Office to fill critical commercialization gaps.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness A National Frontier Tech Public-Private Partnership to Spur Economic Growth Create a $500M fund and an administration authority that allows relevant government agencies to create public-private partnerships.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Focused Research Organizations to Accelerate Science, Technology, and Medicine Create new FROs to tackle scientific and technological challenges that can’t be efficiently addressed by existing organizational structures.
Energy, Environment & Climate Innovation & Economic Competitiveness A National Initiative to Revitalize American Farming and Advance Regenerative Agriculture Regenerative agriculture can transform how farmers provide food, fiber and land stewardship while supporting the return of American farming.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Restoring U.S. Leadership in Manufacturing A proposal to restore American manufacturing leadership with a comprehensive agenda.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness A Civic Research Initiative to Transform State and Local Government A proposed federal initiative would expand the emerging field of civic research as “R&D for state and local government.”
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Establishing a National Manufacturing Foundation Establishing a National Manufacturing Foundation to restore critical industrial commons, ensuring what is invented here can be made here.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Closing Critical Gaps from Lab to Market Forging a more effective commercialization pipeline to enhance U.S. long-term economic competitiveness and innovation leadership.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Smart Cities Technologies: Driving Economic Growth and Community Resilience A proposal for the federal government to help communities leverage smart-city technologies to help address social and economic challenges.