The Heritage Foundation announced today that it has selected the American Accountability Foundation (AAF) as a recipient of the Heritage Innovation Prize. The AAF will receive a $100,000 award in support of their investigative researchers, in-depth reports, and educational efforts to alert Congress and the American people to anti-American actors within the administrative state.
In recent years, AAF has gained recognition for its efforts to promote transparency and accountability. Last year, after more than a year of educating lawmakers and the public about President Biden’s FCC nominee, Gigi Sohn, AAF successfully contributed to Sohn’s nomination withdrawal. The organization also created Bidennoms.com, a resource for policy workers and their staff as they consider Biden’s nominations.
Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts released a statement upon announcement of the award: “The weaponization of the federal government under President Joe Biden is only possible because of the deep state of entrenched Leftist bureaucrats in the White House and its agencies. I am proud to support the outstanding work of AAF in their fight to hold our government accountable."
Tom Jones from the American Accountability Foundation also released a statement: “The American Accountability Foundation is thrilled to receive the Innovation Prize from Heritage. It is a great honor. AAF works to hold Biden, his allies on the left, and deep state bureaucrats accountable by exposing information about them others are unable or unwilling to uncover."
The Heritage Innovation Prize recognizes nonprofits for projects involving research, litigation, education, outreach, or communications that are results-oriented. The prize provides substantive financial awards totaling up to $1 million annually.
This is the fourth round of Heritage Innovation Prizes awarded. In 2023, winners included Communio, National Association of Scholars, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, Speech First, and Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
For more information on recent Innovation Prize awards or about the prize itself visit The Heritage Foundation's website.
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