Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Expanding Pathways for Career Research Scientists in Academia Federal STEM-funding agencies — led by NSF and NIH, as the two largest sources of federal funding for academic research — should explore and pursue strategies for changing grant-funding incentives in ways that strengthen and elevate the role of the career research scientist in academia.
Technology Policy Regulating Use of Mobile Sentry Devices by U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Customs and Border Patrol should immediately update its Use of Force policy to include restrictions on use of force by mobile sentry devices.
Energy, Environment & Climate CLimate Improvements through Modern Biotechnology (CLIMB) — A National Center for Bioengineering Solutions to Climate Change and Environmental Challenges The federal government can accelerate capabilities and applications of environmental biotechnology by establishing the CLimate Improvements through Modern Biotechnology (CLIMB) Center.
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”.
Health & Life Sciences Addressing the Mental Health Crisis Among Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers in STEM The federal government must ensure that success for early-career STEM professionals does not demand mental-health sacrifice.
Energy, Environment & Climate Creating a National HVDC Transmission Network A significant increase in transmission capacity is needed to meet the Biden Administration’s efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Energy, Environment & Climate Reduce, Repurpose, Recharge: Establishing a Collaborative Doctrine of Groundwater Management in the Ogallala Aquifer The federal government should create a Reduce, Repurpose, Recharge Initiative (RRRI): a voluntary program designed to keep farmers engaged in groundwater conservation in the Ogallala Aquifer.
Energy, Environment & Climate Establishing the AYA Research Institute: Increasing Data Capacity and Community Engagement for Environmental-Justice Tools The Biden Administration should create the “AYA Research Institute” to increase federal capacity to identify and resolve environmental justice issues.
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.
