⚡Expanded
DARPA Model
High-risk, high-reward directed research. New directorates for AI safety, quantum security, pandemic preparedness, climate engineering.
◎Doubled
NSF Basic Science
Fundamental research at universities. Long time horizons. Peer review. The discoveries that become industries 20 years later.
✚Expanded
NIH Biomedical
Distributed Healthcare creates the world's largest single-payer clinical research platform. Every treatment generates outcome data. Every patient is a potential participant.
◈Tripled
SBIR / STTR
Small business innovation pipeline. Supplements with Skills Wallet for founders. FedCard disbursement eliminates grant processing delays.
★Sovereign priority
Talent Pipeline
High-credibility allied nations get expedited research visa processing. Top 0.1% of global STEM talent recruited actively — not passively waited for.
⧖New directorate
AI Safety & Alignment
Dedicated research investment in AI alignment, interpretability, and safety. The Accord assumes AI handles 40-60% of routine functions — it must be trustworthy.
ROI framing: Federal R&D investment returns $4-8 per dollar invested over 20-year horizons (CBO, NSF). The internet, GPS, mRNA vaccines, and semiconductor lithography all originated in federally funded basic research. The Accord's research doctrine is not generosity — it is the highest-ROI infrastructure investment available.