ABOUT

CULTURALLY COMPELLING
Reflecting the people, stories, and creative forces shaping the American experience.

CIVICALLY GROUNDED
Anchored in shared national values and contributions that strengthen the nation’s public life.

ACADEMICALLY CONFERRED
Formally granted under defined standards by an academy governing body committed to enduring excellence.

The America First Academy of Arts & Sciences™ (AFAAS™) is an independent, academy-governed institution established to recognize enduring excellence, service, and contribution to the American experiment across culture, leadership, innovation, and civic life.

The Academy exists to confer recognition with permanence — not popularity — and to preserve standards that transcend individual moments, events, or cycles.

AFAAS™ operates independently and maintains its own standards, authorship principles, and institutional guardrails to ensure recognition is conferred with integrity, dignity, and permanence.

The Academy does not operate as a media outlet, political organization, or commercial awards producer. Its role is institutional stewardship — standards-setting, governance, and the recognition of enduring contribution designed to outlast any individual, generation, or event.