Project 2025: The Plan
Who’s behind it, how it works, and what’s inside the playbook
Why Review It Now
Project 2025 is not new. It’s been discussed since 2023. Many people know it exists but have never looked closely at what it actually says. The plan runs almost 1,000 pages and covers every part of the federal government. It is not a campaign slogan. It is a detailed manual for reshaping the U.S. government under a conservative president.
1. What It Is
Project 2025 is a policy and personnel plan created by the Heritage Foundation and more than 100 conservative groups.
The stated goal:
Centralize power in the presidency.
Replace large numbers of career civil servants with political appointees.
Reverse Biden-era policies and advance a conservative agenda from day one.
It’s built around the idea that “personnel is policy” - if you control the people, you control the government.
2. Who’s Behind It
Lead organization: Heritage Foundation, a major conservative think tank.
Director: Paul Dans, former Trump administration official (later replaced by Heritage president Kevin Roberts).
Key allies: Over 100 conservative groups, including Alliance Defending Freedom, America First Legal, Family Research Council, Turning Point USA.
Contributors: Hundreds of former Trump officials and conservative policy experts wrote sections of the plan.
Funding: Heritage budget plus donations from major conservative donors, including networks tied to Leonard Leo.
3. The Four Pillars
Policy Blueprint – A 900+ page “Mandate for Leadership” detailing agency-by-agency changes.
Personnel Database – A “Conservative LinkedIn” of pre-vetted loyalists ready for appointment.
Training Academy – Courses to prepare future appointees to move quickly inside federal agencies.
180-Day Playbook – A confidential list of actions to take immediately after inauguration.
4. Key Policy Themes
A. Government Control
Reclassify tens of thousands of civil service jobs so they can be fired and replaced.
Bring independent agencies under direct presidential control.
Restructure or eliminate departments like Education and Homeland Security.
B. Economic and Regulatory
Cut corporate and personal taxes.
Reduce federal spending on Medicare, Medicaid, and social programs.
Roll back environmental regulations and expand fossil fuel production.
C. Social Policy
End federal DEI programs.
Remove protections for LGBTQ rights in military, education, and healthcare.
Reinstate ban on transgender service members.
D. Reproductive Policy
Use federal law (Comstock Act) to restrict mailing abortion pills and possibly some contraception.
Create a federal “pro-life task force” to coordinate across agencies.
E. Immigration
Mass deportations.
End birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants.
Create a new, larger border enforcement agency.
5. Why This Part Matters
This first part is about the plan itself. It shows the scope and detail. It also shows how much of the agenda is structural, changing how government works so future policies can be pushed through faster.
Part Two will review what those changes would mean in practice, who would be affected first, and how it could alter the balance of power in the U.S.
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