WASHINGTON—The Heritage Foundation announced Monday that it has chosen Feds for Freedom to receive the Heritage Innovation Prize. The grassroots organization will receive a $100,000 award for its work exposing radical progressive policies within the federal government.

Feds for Freedom’s The Pronoun Fight – A Fight for Truth, Sanity, and Freedom of Religion initiative has revealed how federal agencies waste millions of taxpayer dollars to ensure employees comply with “pronoun policies.” These policies include requiring employees to recognize all pronouns requested by coworkers and allowing employees to use restrooms based on preferred pronouns.

Feds for Freedom will file a pre-enforcement challenge in federal court against these policies based on First Amendment protections of Freedom of speech and religious liberty. This will ensure that the American public is aware of the federal government’s abuses.

The Heritage Foundation’s President, Dr. Kevin Roberts, released the following statement:

“Rather than advancing their department missions on behalf of the American people, federal agencies are advancing a radical social agenda. These rogue agencies misuse taxpayer dollars to mandate a woke culture in the federal workforce. They must be held accountable.

“All Americans should praise Feds for Freedom’s unveiling of these abuses. Their critical work allows the American people to see how the government uses their taxpayer dollars and paves the way for them to be held more accountable.”

Feds for Freedom President Marcus Thornton added:

“Feds for Freedom is a grassroots coalition of thousands of federal workers who believe the government should promote freedom and be reflective of the values of the American people.

“We led the fight against draconian COVID mandates and prevented the firing of hundreds of hundreds of thousands who stood up for their beliefs with the injunction we won in Feds v. Biden. We are grateful that Heritage is standing with us to counter the weaponization of woke, radical DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) policies within the federal government.”

The Heritage Innovation Prize recognizes and provides substantive financial awards totaling up to $1 million annually to results-oriented nonprofits for projects involving research, litigation, education, outreach, or communications, particularly those focused on empowering parents in education, holding Big Tech accountable, countering the threat of the Chinese Communist Party, securing America’s borders and reducing crime, ensuring free and fair elections, reducing the growth of spending and inflation, and promoting life and family formation.

This is the fourth round of Heritage Innovation Prizes to be awarded. In 2023, winners of the Prize included Communio, the National Association of Scholars, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, Speech First, and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. These awards are sponsored by The Heritage Foundation’s robust endowment for innovative conservative projects.

For more information on the most recent Innovation Prize awards, read here, or for information on the inaugural awards, read here. For more information about the prize itself, read here.

WASHINGTON—The Heritage Foundation announced that it has selected the Center for Christian Virtue as a recipient of the Heritage Innovation Prize. 

The Center for Christian Virtue (CCV) will receive a $100,000 award to support its Education Restoration Initiative, addressing Ohio’s academically broken and morally corrupt government-run education system. They’ll expand its Ohio Christian Education Network (OCEN) model, providing for a full-time, in-person Christian school Monday through Friday. CCV plans on leveraging Ohio's state voucher program to offer this moral and quality education to students at little to no cost, especially to those below the federal poverty line. Lastly, CCV intends to launch dozens of schools across Ohio and export this model to every state to serve and save children.      

Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts released a statement upon announcement of the award:   

"Countless organizations and families are on the front lines fighting for our kids, and we need them now more than ever to reject the Left's radical indoctrination agenda. So much of our nation's societal decay stems from our education system, and institutions like CCV are spearheading the effort to save our children and restore morality and sanity in our schools. It's a privilege to support and celebrate their righteous efforts, which will undoubtedly restore quality and sound curriculum for future generations in Ohio and our great nation." 

Aaron Baer, president of the Center for Christian Virtue, also released a statement:   

"Our nation is facing an education crisis. Too many agenda driven bureaucrats are pushing political ideologies in the classroom, while fundamentally failing the next generation academically. Center for Christian Virtue’s Ohio Christian Education Network (OCEN) has proven that when churches, Christian schools, and community leaders come together, we can create new and better opportunities for families by fighting for school choice, parental rights, and religious freedom. Thanks to the Heritage Foundation’s leadership and support, we can and will build new institutions to transform culture and change lives.” 

This is the fourth round of Heritage Innovation Prizes to be awarded. In 2023, winners of the prize included Communio, the National Association of Scholars, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, Speech First, and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. These awards are sponsored by The Heritage Foundation’s robust endowment for innovative conservative projects.  

For more information on the most recent Innovation Prize awards, read here, or for information on the inaugural awards, read here. For more information about the prize itself, read here. 

WASHINGTON—The Heritage Foundation announced that it has selected The Immigration Accountability Project (IAP) as a recipient of the Heritage Innovation Prize.

The Immigration Accountability Project (IAP) will receive a $100,000 award to support its aims to keep the immigration issue and the ongoing border crisis on voters' minds through the end of 2024. IAP will create engaging content and use geo-targeted social media ads to educate voters on what their Members of Congress are—or are not—doing to change and improve immigration policy and how those actions impact public safety, education, healthcare, and competition for other public resources.

Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts released a statement upon announcement of the award:  

“The ongoing incursion at our southern border and ensuing crime in America’s cities is out of control and comes with a devastating cost to countless innocent families. I am proud to support organizations like IAP, which, like Heritage, are tackling the issue of immigration and holding our leaders accountable for their dereliction of duty. Now more than ever, we must preserve our national identity and restore our justice system by enforcing existing U.S. law, securing our border, and deporting those who have illegally entered our open border.” 

Chris Chmielenski, president of the Immigration Accountability Project, also released a statement:  

"The Immigration Accountability Project is grateful to receive the Innovation Prize from Heritage. The outcome of the November elections will have a critical impact on the future of America’s border security and immigration policies. With the Innovation Prize, IAP will create engaging content to educate the largest number of voters on the actions, votes, and statements of their Members of Congress and candidates for federal office to help voters make the most informed decisions at the polls." 

The Heritage Innovation Prize recognizes and provides substantive financial awards totaling up to $1 million annually to results-oriented nonprofits for projects involving research, litigation, education, outreach, or communications, particularly those focused on empowering parents in education, holding Big Tech accountable, countering the threat of the Chinese Communist Party, securing America’s borders and reducing crime, ensuring free and fair elections, reducing the growth of spending and inflation, and promoting life and family formation. 

This is the fourth round of Heritage Innovation Prizes to be awarded. In 2023, winners of the prize included Communio, the National Association of Scholars, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, Speech First, and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. These awards are sponsored by The Heritage Foundation’s robust endowment for innovative conservative projects. 

For more information on the most recent Innovation Prize awards, read here, or for information on the inaugural awards, read here. For more information about the prize itself, read here. 

WASHINGTON—The Heritage Foundation today announced that it has selected the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) as a recipient of the Heritage Innovation Prize.  

AAPLOG will receive a $100,000 award in support of their Abortion Pill Reversal Education and Recruitment Project and its efforts to utilize Continuing Medical Education (CME) alongside an extensive media campaign to reach physicians, patients, insurance providers, and everyday Americans nationwide with the truth about abortion pill reversals, which have ultimately saved 4,500 lives to date.    

AAPLOG’s organizational vision is to be the pre-eminent medical voice that informs the medical community, policy makers and the public on the importance of declining to use death as a therapeutic option, which respects the dignity of all human life and prohibits the taking of a life by a medical practitioner, including the lives of pre-born children. 

Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts released a statement upon announcement of the award:  

“As a nation, we must rally behind a culture of revitalizing and supporting life and our solemn duty to defend the lives of the unborn. It is an honor to celebrate and support the work and tenacious advocacy efforts by AAPLOG in their noble mission of preserving the dignity of all human life and educating our nation of the harmful consequences of the pro-abortion industry.” 

Christina Francis, MD, Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG), also released a statement:  

"Abortion pill rescue (APR) is an evidence-based therapy that has saved the lives of thousands of children whose mothers began a chemical abortion but changed their minds. Unfortunately, APR is under attack by political actors who wish to ban this lifesaving treatment. As an organization representing more than 7000 medical professionals, AAPLOG understands the importance of more physicians providing this option for women.  Thanks to the Heritage Foundation's Innovation prize, we will be able to launch an online medical course that will empower physicians with the profound scientific support for APR they need to feel confident in providing it - providing women with a second chance at choice and their children a second chance at life" 

The Heritage Innovation Prize recognizes and provides substantive financial awards totaling up to $1 million annually to results-oriented nonprofits for projects involving research, litigation, education, outreach, or communications, particularly those focused on empowering parents in education, holding Big Tech accountable, countering the threat of the Chinese Communist Party, securing America’s borders and reducing crime, ensuring free and fair elections, reducing the growth of spending and inflation, and promoting life and family formation. 

This is the fourth round of Heritage Innovation Prizes to be awarded. In 2023, winners of the Prize included Communio, the National Association of Scholars, the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, Speech First, and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. These awards are sponsored by The Heritage Foundation’s robust endowment for innovative conservative projects. 

For more information on the most recent Innovation Prize awards, read here, or for information on the inaugural awards, read here. For more information about the prize itself, read here.