AAU has prepared a summary of the June 4 Senate HELP Committee held a hearing titled “COVID-19: Going Back to College Safely,” which focused on whether and how universities will reopen in the fall, their testing, tracing, distancing, and athletics plans, and the financial impact of these plans.
Read AAU's budget recommendations for the federal agencies that support the government-university partnership.
Department of Defense (DOD)-funded basic research has contributed significantly to our nation’s economic and national security.
AAU urges Congress to provide at least $106 million for Title VI International Education programs in FY21.
NSF is focused on fundamental, interdisciplinary, and ground-breaking research and education needed to ensure that the U.S. remains at the forefront of science and innovation in the decades ahead.
Biomedical research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and performed at research universities helps ensure U.S. leadership in the life sciences revolution of the 21st Century.
AAU urges Congress to provide at least $670 million to the Institute for Education Sciences in FY21.
AAU urges Congress to support a maximum Pell Grant award of $7,000 in FY21.
Read AAU's budget recommendations for the federal agencies and programs that are vital to the strength of the government-university partnership that fuels our economy, creates jobs, strengthens national security, and improves health.
The Federal Tax Code impacts colleges and universities' missions through provisions affecting aid to students; incentives for charitable giving; tax-exempt financing; UBIT; and the R&D tax credit.