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TechCongress Congressional Innovation Fellowship


https://www.techcongress.io/
Washington, DC

Building 21st Century Government with Technology Talent

TechCongress seeks to close the technology knowledge gap in government through a bipartisan initiative that gives talented technologists the opportunity to gain first-­hand experience in federal policymaking and shape the future of tech policy through a one-year Congressional Innovation Fellowship with a member of Congress or Congressional committee.

Knight Foundation

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Status: Active
Founded: 2015
Parent Organization: New America Foundation
Last Modified: 2/20/2023
Added on: 6/22/2021

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Funding Details

Funded By Date Amount
Knight Foundation 2018-10-02 $ 1000000.00
Knight Foundation 5/25/2022 $ 2250000.00

Evidence of this project's impact:"

Over the last three years TechCongress has placed 13 technologists on Capitol Hill. Their work includes a focus on issues such as election security, data privacy, AI ethics, the future of work, encryption, defense technology procurement, gene editing policy and autonomous vehicle and drone regulations. (Source, 2018-10 )

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