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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 to support their investigative research, in-depth reports, and educational efforts aimed at alerting Congress, a conservative administration, and the American public to anti-American actors within the administrative state.
In recent years, AAF has achieved significant victories in promoting transparency and accountability. Notably, after more than a year of educating lawmakers and the public about President Biden’s FCC nominee Gigi Sohn, AAF contributed to Sohn’s nomination withdrawal. Additionally, AAF created Bidennoms.com, a resource for policy workers considering Biden’s nominations.
Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts commented on 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 and drain it of bad actors determined to undermine our constitutional republic and weaponize government against the American people, our economy, and our institutions."
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. Whether it's the border crisis, the scourge of ESG, or corrupt government officials, AAF's team of elite investigators pulls back the curtain and gives the American people the full truth. We look forward to exposing the leftist bureaucrats who are at the center of the border invasion so the next administration can close the border."
The Heritage Innovation Prize awards up to $1 million annually to results-oriented nonprofits for projects involving research, litigation, education, outreach or communications. These projects focus on empowering parents in education, holding Big Tech accountable, countering threats from entities like China’s Communist Party, securing America’s borders and reducing crime among other goals.
This marks 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 further details on recent awards or information about past prizes visit The Heritage Foundation's website.
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