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S&T Policy Training (3-week intensive), TELI exec program (5-week, 150+ alumni), Primer, and short courses training STEM professionals on policy impact.

Centrist think tank founded by former Senate majority leaders from both parties. Governance program focuses on congressional capacity, executive branch management, and government modernization.…

Nonpartisan organization (est. 1933) serving all three branches of state government through six regional offices. Publishes the Book of the States and the CSG 50-State Scan (2025); the CSG Justice…

Progressive advocacy organization with a congressional modernization portfolio covering transparency, open data, and legislative branch capacity. Co-authored bipartisan House rules reform proposals…

Nonpartisan foundation with effective and accountable government as one of four pillars, making 200+ grants a year. Funds congressional modernization (POPVOX Foundation, Lincoln Network), government…

Nonpartisan think tank running Day One Project for policy entrepreneurship. Innovation Ecosystem Job Board for displaced federal technologists (2025). Senior Fellows program.

Center-right innovation policy think tank whose Senior Fellows program places technologists in congressional offices. Work includes GAO reform, AI governance, and congressional tech capacity; runs…

AI copilot for permit technicians, planners, and reviewers that sits on top of existing permitting systems to answer staff questions, validate documents, and pre-check applications against municipal…

Co-convenes PIT-UN. Funds TechCongress, public interest technology infrastructure, and government performance programs.

Digital service team for the US House of Representatives, established 2019. Serves the legislative branch, distinct from executive branch digital service teams.

The Institute for Progress (IFP) is a nonpartisan think tank founded 2022 focused on innovation policy: metascience, immigration, emerging technology, and AI infrastructure. Provides technical…

George Mason University research center focused on regulatory reform, permitting modernization, and government process improvement, including influential work on regulatory accumulation. Also runs a…

Bipartisan organization serving 7,500+ state legislators and staff across all states and territories. Provides nonpartisan research, technical assistance, and legislative tracking, including AI (450+…

Philanthropic investment firm making grants and equity investments in responsible technology and governance, with $2B+ deployed to 700+ organizations. Funds TechCongress; spun out Luminate as a…

Coalition advocating for government transparency, open data, and accountability. Works on FOIA reform, open data policy, and government information access. Part of broader good-government advocacy…

Launched AI Readiness Project (Nov 2025) expanding to all 50 states. Funds state/local government AI capacity-building and digital inclusion.

Eric Schmidt-founded initiative (2022) on U.S. technological competitiveness in AI and advanced technology. Produces policy recommendations, convenes government and industry leaders, and hosts the…

AI city planner that automates GIS analysis, data collection, and transportation planning reports for municipalities and transit agencies at about 30% of traditional consultant cost. Live in 10+…

Niskanen Center · Capacity Builder

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A tool for searching and reviewing city procurement records, making contracting data legible to anyone who needs to follow where public money goes.

A tool for finding and tracking open NYC government bid and procurement opportunities, helping vendors see where they can compete for city work.