FORGE Act — Your Local Action Plan

The FORGE Act creates 28–2,873 funded AI opportunities in your congressional district. It won't pass without citizens making noise. Here's exactly how to make that noise.

Hashtags: #FORGEAct · #CitizenAI · #BuildAmerica

The 4-Phase Local Plan

From Zero to Influence In 8 Weeks

Week 1–2: Learn & Share (15 min/day)

Read this 1-pager. Share it on social media. Send it to 3 friends. The goal: make 10 people in your life aware that the FORGE Act exists and what it would mean for your district.

Post to FacebookEmail 3 friendsPrint & share at workBring to church/civic group

Week 3–4: Contact Your Representative

Call, email, or visit your congressional office. You don't need to be an expert — you just need to be a constituent who wants this to pass. Staffers track every contact. Volume matters.

Call (most impactful)Email with form letterTown hall commentOffice visit

Week 5–6: Build Local Support

Host a house meeting. Bring FORGE to your local business association, school board, veterans group, or civic organization. The more local voices who co-sign this, the stronger the signal to your rep.

House meeting (5+ people)Business assoc. presentationLetter to local paperLocal radio/podcast

Week 7–8: Start Building

Find other builders in your district. Start a guild conversation. Apply for the $2,500 Seed Prep Grant at FORGE.gov. You don't need to wait for the full act to pass to build community around it.

Post "Starting a FORGE guild in [city]"Apply for Seed Prep GrantConnect with local makers/devs

Who To Reach, By Role

🏛 Congressional Staffers

1-pager + district job numbers + constituent count. They need to justify it to their boss.

📱 Influencers / Creators

Pre-written hooks, meme templates, short scripts. Make sharing require zero effort.

🏢 Local Business Owners

"28 funded AI tools in our district. Your employees could build them. Zero to big corporations." Done.

🎓 Teachers / Librarians

Guild apprenticeship as alternative education path. Practical skills. Community-controlled curriculum.

🪖 Veterans

Solution RFI lets a veteran win a federal contract in 90 days with a working tool. Share this fact directly.

👨‍👩‍👧 Parents

Cognitive sovereignty for kids. Local AI tools. No corporate surveillance in your home.

Ready-to-Use Scripts

Copy, Personalize, Send. That's It.

📞 Phone Script — Congressional Office (2 min)

"Hi, my name is [Name] and I'm a constituent in [District]. I'm calling to ask Rep. [Name] to co-sponsor the FORGE Act. It would create 28 to 2,873 funded AI opportunities in our district — with zero dollars going to mega-corporations. It's citizen-first and self-sustaining by Year 5. Can I leave my contact information so the rep's office can follow up?"

📧 Email Template — Representative

Subject: "Please Co-Sponsor the FORGE Act — Constituent Request"

"Dear Rep. [Name], I'm a constituent in [City, State]. I'm writing to ask you to co-sponsor the FORGE Act — the Freedom Open-source Research and Growth Engine. At $5B funding, FORGE creates 28 funded AI projects in our district. At $500B, that's 2,873 opportunities — in every county. Zero dollars go to mega-corporations. The act is self-sustaining by Year 5. I believe this represents a real economic opportunity for our district and a genuine national security investment. Thank you for your consideration."

🤝 House Meeting Opening (3 min talk)

"Thanks for coming. I want to talk for 3 minutes about something that could put real money and real tools into our community — without a penny going to Amazon, Google, or Wall Street. It's called the FORGE Act. The short version: it's a citizen-funded AI program that creates between 28 and 2,873 funded projects in our congressional district. Working code wins. Not proposals. Not connections. If you build something useful, you can win a federal contract in 90 days. But it only happens if our rep hears from us. Here's how we all make that call this week..."

Social Media Content — Ready To Post

Use these: #FORGEAct#CitizenAI#BuildAmerica#OpenSourceAmerica#AIForEveryone#MarshalPlanForAI#DigitalSovereignty

Track Your Progress — Local Campaign Tracker

✅ Your FORGE Local Campaign Checklist

Shared this 1-pager on social media

Sent to 3+ friends directly

Called congressional office

Emailed representative

Brought to one local group/organization

Hosted or attended a house meeting

Posted on social with #FORGEAct

Found 1+ other builders in your district

Applied for $2,500 Seed Prep Grant at FORGE.gov

The 4 Key Messages — Learn These, Adapt Them, Share Them

For Everyone

"28 funded AI opportunities in our district. Zero dollars to Big Tech. Working code wins — not connections."

For Skeptics

"This is not a government program. It's a citizen investment fund that pays for itself by Year 5."

For Local Leaders

"Bozeman competes with Boston. Your district gets the same shot as San Francisco. That's the design."

For Builders

"No proposals. No lawyers. Submit a GitHub repo. Win a federal contract in 90 days."

HOW TO MAKE THE FORGE ACTA REALITY IN YOUR DISTRICT

Who To Reach, By Role

Social Media Content — Ready To Post

Track Your Progress — Local Campaign Tracker

The 4 Key Messages — Learn These, Adapt Them, Share Them

HOW TO MAKE THE FORGE ACT
A REALITY IN YOUR DISTRICT