Foundation for American Innovation

Washington, DC

https://www.thefai.org/

established30 peopleFounded 2014

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The Foundation for American Innovation (FAI), formerly the Lincoln Network, is a 501(c)(3) think tank founded in 2014 that champions the technology, talent, and ideas essential to American prosperity, security, and flourishing. FAI works at the intersection of Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., producing impact-driven policy research, running talent-development programs like the Conservative AI Policy Fellowship, and building technology tools through its Labs division. Its six focus areas are artificial intelligence, technology and statecraft, American governance, energy and infrastructure, science and innovation, and education and talent.

Funding Details

Annual Budget: $20,000,000
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Theory of Change

FAI believes that bridging the gap between technologists and policymakers is essential to ensuring that innovation serves American prosperity and security. Their theory of change operates on three levels: first, improving policymaker understanding of emerging technologies through research, convenings, and direct legislative engagement so that governance keeps pace with innovation; second, developing targeted safety frameworks for frontier AI systems that address catastrophic risks without stifling beneficial innovation, focusing regulatory attention on the small number of organizations training the most capable models; and third, building the talent pipeline for technology-informed governance through fellowship programs and placing technically skilled individuals in government roles. By positioning themselves as a bridge between Silicon Valley and Washington from a center-right, pro-innovation perspective, they aim to build durable bipartisan coalitions for policies that advance both safety and American competitiveness.