Project 2025 is an initiative led by the Heritage Foundation, aiming to prepare a comprehensive plan for a potential future conservative administration in the United States. This project encompasses a detailed policy agenda, a personnel database, a training academy, and a 180-day playbook to guide the initial actions of the administration.
The policy agenda includes proposals to significantly reshape federal policies, particularly in areas like healthcare, reproductive rights, and federal law enforcement. For instance, the project seeks to defund Planned Parenthood through Medicaid, roll back Biden-era policies on abortion access, and eliminate federal funding for states that require abortion insurance. Additionally, it aims to reverse protections and expand exemptions based on religious and moral grounds concerning contraception and abortion services【23†source】【24†source】.
Project 2025 also focuses on restructuring federal law enforcement agencies to align them more closely with conservative priorities. This includes revising the Department of Justice’s approach to prosecuting crimes and altering the FBI’s mandate to prevent it from engaging in activities related to misinformation that do not involve criminal activities【23†source】【24†source】.
The initiative’s personnel database is designed to identify and recruit conservatives from various fields to serve in the administration, ensuring that the right individuals are in place to implement the proposed policies. The training academy aims to equip these recruits with the necessary skills and knowledge through workshops, seminars, and mentorship programs from experienced conservative officials【24†source】.
The 180-day playbook outlines a detailed plan for the first six months of the new administration, emphasizing swift actions to reverse what the project identifies as damaging policies from previous administrations and to implement the conservative agenda effectively【24†source】.
Critics of Project 2025 argue that its proposals are extreme and could significantly roll back reproductive and LGBTQ rights, as well as reshape federal agencies in ways that might undermine their traditional roles and independence【23†source】.