Day One 2025

08.20.24 | 2 min read

We sit on the verge of another Presidential election – and we see opportunity for meaningful, science-based policy innovations that can appeal to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. That’s why we launched “Day One 2025” – so we could collect bold policy ideas, grounded in science and evidence, that can tackle the country’s biggest challenges and bring us closer to the prosperous, equitable and safe future that we all hope for.

For this effort, FAS identified five priority areas where ideas and action are most sorely needed:

Energy and Environment. Developing solutions to update the energy system, decarbonize the built environment, and address the risks and cascading impacts of climate change.
Government Capacity. Helping the federal government expand its capacity to deliver by addressing barriers across talent, spending, and performance and oversight burdens.
R&D, Innovation, and Competitiveness. Supporting a dynamic and strategic R&D enterprise, emphasizing a geographically diverse approach to innovation, embedding equity within innovation frameworks, and encouraging public participation.
Global Security. Addressing the risks and mitigating the potential harms posed by nuclear weapons, artificial intelligence, biorisks, and safeguarding against planetary threats, enhancing global stability and human safety.
Emerging Technologies and Artificial Intelligence. Steering technological progress and artificial intelligence to ensure socially positive, equitable outcomes and to mitigate against existing and potential harms to consumers and the public; promoting competition in evolving markets; leveraging policy frameworks, enforcement, R&D and multidisciplinary expertise.

Submissions for ideas have closed, and we are now working closely with applicants to refine their ideas and prepare them for publication. Check back soon – we’ll be sharing 200+ ideas to solve big national challenges.