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Presidential Administration Academy
Training initiative launched by Heritage’s Project 2025 in 2023
Organization details
- Established
- February 1, 2023
- Type
- Online and seminar-based political appointee training initiative
- Parent project
- Project 2025 presidential transition project
- Focus
- Federal operations, political appointees, security clearances and administration planning
Presidential Administration Academy is a training initiative launched by Heritage’s Project 2025 in 2023.
Program
The Presidential Administration Academy was announced by the Heritage Foundation on February 1, 2023, as the third pillar of Project 2025. Training was designed for prospective appointees and covered federal personnel administration, vetting and security clearances.
Institutional identity
The academy was a training component of a privately organized policy and transition effort. It was not an official United States government academy or a federal hiring authority.
References
Research compiled through November 12, 2026. Sources and historical roles are dated where known.