The Heritage Foundation has selected The Immigration Accountability Project (IAP) as the recipient of its Innovation Prize. IAP will receive a $100,000 award to support its efforts in keeping immigration issues and the ongoing border crisis at the forefront of voters' minds through 2024. The organization plans to create engaging content and use geo-targeted social media ads to educate voters about their Members of Congress's actions—or lack thereof—towards changing and improving immigration policy, and how these actions impact public safety, education, healthcare, and competition for other public resources.
Upon announcing the award, Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts said, “The ongoing incursion at our southern border and ensuing crime in America’s cities is out of control and comes with a devastating cost to countless innocent families. I am proud to support organizations like IAP, which, like Heritage, are tackling the issue of immigration and holding our leaders accountable for their dereliction of duty. Now more than ever, we must preserve our national identity and restore our justice system by enforcing existing U.S. law, securing our border, and deporting those who have illegally entered our open border.”
Chris Chmielenski, president of the Immigration Accountability Project expressed gratitude for receiving the Innovation Prize from Heritage. He stated that "The outcome of the November elections will have a critical impact on the future of America’s border security and immigration policies. With the Innovation Prize, IAP will create engaging content to educate the largest number of voters on the actions, votes, and statements of their Members of Congress and candidates for federal office to help voters make the most informed decisions at the polls."
The Heritage Innovation Prize recognizes results-oriented nonprofits with substantial financial awards totaling up to $1 million annually for projects involving research, litigation, education, outreach or communications. This year marks the fourth round of Heritage Innovation Prizes awarded.
In 2023 recipients included Communio, National Association of Scholars, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, Speech First, and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. These awards are sponsored by The Heritage Foundation’s robust endowment for innovative conservative projects.
For more information on the most recent Innovation Prize awards or about the prize itself, please visit the official website.
