Project 2028 is a national civic mobilization to help design a new regenerative social contract for the United States — one that advances equity, resilience, justice, sustainability, and shared prosperity for all Americans.

It brings together everyday people, experts, institutions, practitioners, and community leaders to help shape actionable ideas, policies, and solutions for the future of the nation.

Too many Americans are working harder while experiencing growing instability, rising costs, weakened trust in institutions, and systems that no longer meet the realities of modern life.

Project 2028 was created from a belief that America needs more than temporary fixes. It needs coordinated, long-term system redesign that aligns policy, institutions, economic opportunity, public well-being, and civic participation around the needs of people and future generations.

A regenerative social contract is a new framework for how society functions — one that strengthens people, communities, institutions, the economy, and the environment together rather than extracting from them.

It is grounded in the idea that the nation should create conditions where all people have the opportunity to live with dignity, stability, safety, opportunity, and belonging.

Project 2028 is systems-focused, people-centered, and future-oriented.

It is not tied to a political party, candidate, or ideology. The initiative is designed to bring together diverse perspectives to help solve shared national challenges through collaboration, civic participation, and practical solutions.

Project 2028 aims to:

• Build broad public participation around the future of the nation

• Develop actionable ideas and policy proposals across seven pillars

• Create space for collaboration between communities, experts, institutions, and policymakers

• Support local, state, and national adoption of solutions that strengthen long-term societal well-being

Anyone!

Project 2028 is designed for:

• Everyday Americans

• Community leaders

• Researchers and policy experts

• Students and educators

• Artists and storytellers

• Public servants

• Nonprofits and foundations

• Businesses and institutions

• Organizers and advocates

People can participate through storytelling, community engagement, volunteering, working groups, research, partnerships, organizing, and public dialogue.

The seven pillars are the core issue areas that will guide collaboration, research, public engagement, and policy development within Project 2028.

1. The Social Floor

2. The Cost of Instability

3. Economic Common Sense

4. The Infrastructure of the Future

5. Accountable Governance

6. Environmental Stewardship & Natural Capital

7. The Regenerative Social Contract

Additional details on each pillar will be released as the initiative develops.

There are many ways to participate:

• Sign the Project 2028 pledge

• Join a pillar working group

• Share your story or lived experience

• Attend a listening session or civic assembly

• Volunteer your expertise or time

• Help organize conversations in your community

• Partner as an institution or organization

The pledge is a public commitment to help build a more equitable, resilient, just, and sustainable future for the nation.

By signing the pledge, participants signal support for the mission and can choose to contribute through collaboration, expertise, organizing, storytelling, advocacy, or community action.

Project 2028 combines lived experience, expert insight, research, and public participation to help shape proposals and recommendations.

The process will include:

• Community listening

• Public engagement

• Expert working groups

• Cross-sector collaboration

• Research and policy development

• Public review and refinement

No.

Project 2028 is focused on long-term civic and systems transformation, not electoral endorsement.

The initiative is intended to help generate ideas, participation, accountability, and policy momentum that can influence local, state, and federal action over time.

2028 represents a horizon for civic preparation and national renewal.

The name reflects a belief that the future of the nation will be shaped by what people begin building now — together.