The Student Aid Alliance, which includes AAU, sent the following letter to the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education leadership urging them "to protect and maintain funding for federal student aid programs in fiscal year (FY) 2027."
Letters | Student Aid | FY27 | Federal Budget | Affordability and Student Aid | Higher Education Regulation
A coalition of research institutions, scientific societies, and agricultural stakeholders urges Congress to provide $500 million for USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) in FY 2027—no less than $455 million—to restore recent cuts and sustain critical research that strengthens U.S. agriculture, food systems, and rural economies.
AAU signed on to an ACE led community letter in response to the U.S. Department of Education's Notice for Public Rulemaking (NPRM) that resulted from the consensus language from the Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) committee regarding the implementation of the H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB).
AAU commented in response to the U.S. Department of Education's Notice for Public Rulemaking (NPRM) that includes the consensus language from the Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) committee regarding the implementation of the H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB).
The Energy Sciences Coalition urges Congress to provide 9.5 billion in FY 2027 for the DOE Office of Science to reverse recent cuts, expand core research, facilities, and workforce programs, and accelerate U.S. leadership in critical technologies like AI, quantum, fusion, and microelectronics for energy and national security.
The Energy Sciences Coalition urges Congress to swiftly pass the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, including the DOE Quantum Leadership Act provisions, to expand funding, infrastructure, workforce training, and public‑private partnerships that sustain U.S. leadership and early applications in quantum science and technology.
AAU signs a letter with business advocacy groups urging Congress to pass a strong full-year FY26 Energy & Water Development appropriations bill before the January 30, 2026, CR deadline to sustain Department of Energy innovation funding. It warns that failing to do so would weaken U.S. energy leadership and security amid intensifying global competition.
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AAU responds to a White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Request for Information (RFI) on “Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise.” AAU urges the administration to expand university–industry partnerships, reject an “innovation tax” on university licensing royalties, reduce regulatory burdens, sustain high-risk/high-reward and AI-enabled science investments, and harmonize research security and merit-based grantmaking policies.
Letters | Technology Transfer | National Institutes of Health | National Science Foundation | Department of Energy
The Association of American Universities urges congressional appropriators to prioritize strong FY26 funding for major federal research and education, and to support the FAIR model and protections for indirect cost reimbursement across agencies. This letter also asks Congress to retain supportive bill sections and reject provisions that would cut or rescind key education research funds in order to sustain U.S. leadership in science, innovation, workforce development, and the humanities.