Talent Pipeline

Builds national network of HBCUs, city-based researchers, and community institutions focused on local Black tech ecosystems and tech talent. Received PIT Fund support to bolster Black civic tech…

1-2 year fellowships placing scientists and engineers in federal agencies and Congress. Expanded AI tracks. 3,500+ alumni since 1973.

Responsible tech ecosystems org. Slack community, job board, and mentorship program connecting people to careers in public interest technology. Focuses on diversifying the pipeline into tech policy…

Global social learning network for public servants, with 500,000+ members in 170 countries, including 50,000+ US civil servants. Offers online courses on digital government and AI, including the…

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

Association of state and territorial public health officials (59 jurisdictions). A CDC-designated national partner for the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG), supporting 107 health…

Policy research on AI governance, digital government, tech talent, and government modernization. Congressional testimony.

Four fellowships (Assembly, Senate, Executive, Judicial) placing 64 fellows/year at highest levels of CA state government for 10-11 months. Fellows assist legislators, senior executive staff, and…

Hybrid research and fellowship organization placing 10-15 PhD-level fellows annually into the California Legislature and Executive Branch. One of the longest-running state-level science fellowship…

10-week fully funded cohort program training early-career professionals in data science, AI, and civic innovation. Certificate + 1-year alumni mentorship.

11-month AmeriCorps fellowship placing ~150 fellows/year in local governments and community orgs for capacity building on climate, housing, water, transportation, public health. 1,000+ alumni since…

10-week paid summer placement of early-career technologists in federal, state, and local government. Five tracks: data, design, product, software, cybersecurity. 700+ alumni.

PhD Impact Fellowships, Visiting Practitioner's Program, and PiTech Impact Studio for graduate students working on public interest technology.

7-9 month full-time leadership fellowship rotating fellows through government, nonprofit, business, and labor placements. 80+ year track record and 15,000+ alumni; programs in LA, SF, NYC,…

Foundation of craigslist founder Craig Newmark. Major funder of Aspen Policy Academy since its founding; supports cybersecurity, trustworthy journalism, and the public interest technology pipeline.

18-month mayoral initiative placing recent masters graduates in DC government agencies. Three 6-month rotations across government operations, health/human services, public safety, planning, or…

Private foundation (est. 1998) that strengthens state and local health department capacity and the public health workforce as an engaged funder that does not take unsolicited proposals. Programs…

AI capacity-building for NYC nonprofits delivering public services. Cohort-based AI training, industry tech mentors, prototyping support, and grants ($5K-$100K/org).

501(c)(3) network of 4,800+ local government leaders across all 50 states. Runs the GovLove podcast, Top Influencers awards, Analyst Academy, and Public Service Recognition Week.

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

Major funder of public interest technology ecosystem. Co-convenes PIT-UN. Funds Coding it Forward, FUSE Corps, Aspen Policy Academy, Data & Society, Ash Center endowment, PIT Infrastructure Fund.

Executive fellowship embedding experienced private-sector leaders in city and county agencies for one- or two-year strategic projects. Has led 400+ projects in 58 governments across 26 states; its…

Google's philanthropic arm, funding AI for social good, digital skills, and civic technology. Funded Decoded Futures ($1M), InnovateUS ($5M, 2025), and CiviForm through Google.org Fellows.

Two-year paid fellowship placing recent graduates in high-impact state/local government roles. Published AI x Talent research for states.

Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins, providing technical assistance, coaching, and training to help cities use data, analytics, and AI. Runs City Data Alliance programming,…

Online community of 300,000+ government professionals. Featured Contributor Program, NextGen Government Training Summit, and educational resources on modernization, AI, and workforce.…

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

AI-powered platform modernizing government hiring. Automates job description creation with 45,000+ templates, provides real-time salary benchmarking, and reduces government hiring cycles that average…

Places experts in AI, biotechnology, and other emerging technologies in federal agencies, congressional offices, and think tanks for up to two years, after part-time policy training. Community of…

Free digital and AI skills training for public servants, with 200,000+ learners across 50 states and 80 countries and 100+ agency partners. A $5M Google.org grant (2025) funds expansion to 100,000+…

AmeriCorps-backed fellowship placing young leaders in local governments and nonprofits in their hometowns, focused on rural and underserved communities. Runs the American Connection Corps digital…

PIT program: fellowships, The Commons (procurement research), policy research. Co-convenes PIT University Network (PIT-UN): 63 institutions, $16M+ deployed.

Association of 40+ state and regional public health institutes. A CDC-designated national partner for the Public Health Infrastructure Grant (PHIG), providing TA through nine Regional Innovation…

1-2 year fully paid fellowship placing early-career technologists (AI, cybersecurity, process innovation) in federal, state, and local government. Launched 2024; the 2025 cohort of 28 included state…

Remote, unpaid fellowship in which university students and recent graduates work in project teams on technology policy research for state and local government partners, 8-10 hours a week.

Nonpartisan organization working for better government and a stronger civil service. Advocates for reform through its Government for a New Era initiative and trains public servants at the federal,…

Co-funds PIT Infrastructure Fund. Supports Coding it Forward, Govern for America, and orgs advancing responsible AI and data use in public sector.

One-year fellowship (launched 2024) placing master's and doctoral STEM graduates in Pennsylvania state agencies on data, technology, and program modernization projects. Inaugural cohort of 11;…

Co-funds PIT Infrastructure Fund. Supports Coding it Forward, Govern for America, and pathways for underrepresented technologists in government.

Places mid-to-senior technologists in federal agencies for 12-month tours in product, AI strategy, design, and engineering (est. 2012; 260+ alumni). GSA named a 2026 cohort of 17 fellows serving 10…

Pooled grantmaking vehicle housed at New Venture Fund. Dedicated to building the PIT ecosystem; funds talent pipeline orgs like Coding it Forward ($550K), Govern for America, #BlackTechFutures…

Network of 63 universities co-convened by New America, Ford Foundation, and Hewlett Foundation. $16M+ deployed to 154 projects building the PIT field through curriculum, faculty research, and…

Co-funds PIT-UN. Founded by Jeff Raikes (fmr. Microsoft exec, fmr. Gates Foundation CEO). Supports education, youth development, and public interest technology pipeline programs.

Advisory and program support organization helping science and technology fellowship programs launch and scale. Works with state legislatures and agencies to develop new S&T fellowship capacity.

Partnership with TechCongress to extend tech policy fellowship model to state legislatures. Inaugural State Legislative Futures Forum held in DC 2025. Trains technologists on state-level policymaking.

Philanthropic initiative of Eric and Wendy Schmidt that made grants and investments in talent and technology, funding USDR, FAS, PIT-UN, and benefits access modernization. Restructured from Oct 2023…

Committed $20M to PIT ecosystem. Co-funds PIT Infrastructure Fund. Supports Coding it Forward, Aspen Policy Academy, Data & Society, New America PIT.

Stanford institute studying AI's social, ethical, and governance implications; publishes the annual AI Index. Runs AI policy fellowships that place researchers with government and engages Congress…

Connects senior technologists with government roles and helps new administrations build tech leadership from day one, including first-100-days playbooks for states. Co-runs TELI executive training…

Bipartisan fellowship placing technologists as policy advisors in congressional offices and committees for up to a year. Its 16th cohort (2026, 15 fellows) expanded to digital service delivery,…

501(c)(6) professional association (est. 2020) for public interest technologists across government, nonprofits, academia, and civic tech. Runs networking events, conferences, mentorship, and the Tech…

Two-year early-career federal fellowship (est. 2021) in software, data, product, design, and cybersecurity, run by GSA TTS. Paused: its largest cohort (2024) graduated in 2026, but no 2025 cohort was…

OPM cross-agency hiring program launched Dec 2025 to place up to 1,000 early-career technologists a year in federal agencies for 1-2 year terms in AI, cybersecurity, data, and software. About 200 had…

Nonprofit (est. 2014 by Paul Volcker) working on public service education, public sector talent, and public finance, including state budget integrity research. Runs the Tech to Gov hiring forum,…

Advocacy organization working to modernize government hiring and talent pipelines, combining direct workforce programs with HR policy advocacy.

Emerging technology fellowship for mid-career technologists at Census Bureau focused on AI/ML, data engineering, and emerging tech.

Work for America · Advocate

Job / Fellowship, Expertise, Interesting Conversation

Partnership for Public Service · Capacity Builder

Expertise

Niskanen Center · Capacity Builder

Collaboration Opportunity, Expertise, Interesting Conversation, Problem to Solve, Tool / Product

Lead for America · Fellowship Program

Job / Fellowship

Urban Tech Hub at Cornell Tech · Fellowship Program

Job / Fellowship

Harvard Government Performance Lab (GPL) · Fellowship Program

Job / Fellowship

TechCongress · Fellowship Program

Job / Fellowship

Barr Foundation · Funder

Job / Fellowship, Funding / Investment

Bloomberg Philanthropies: Government Innovation · Funder

Job / Fellowship

U.S. General Services Administration · Government Practitioner

Job / Fellowship

U.S. Tech Force (OPM) · Government Practitioner

Job / Fellowship

· Technologist

Collaboration Opportunity, Expertise, Interesting Conversation, Tool / Product

NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) · Government Practitioner

Job / Fellowship

Coding it Forward · Fellowship Program

Job / Fellowship

Tech Talent Project · Capacity Builder

Collaboration Opportunity, Job / Fellowship

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Fellowship Program

Job / Fellowship

Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) · Funder

Grant / Challenge

Govern For America · Fellowship Program

Job / Fellowship

U.S. Office of Personnel Management · Government Practitioner

Job / Fellowship