The Task Force on American Innovation (TFAI), of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to Majority and Minority leaders of the House and Senate urging them to "take all possible steps to avoid a government shutdown" and "prioritize investments in scientific research" as they work to finalize FY26 appropriations.
AAU joined ACE and 43 other higher education associations in sending a letter to Secretary McMahon at the U.S. Department of Education expressing their opposition to the proposed changes in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
The following is a letter written by private-sector company executives, startups founders, chamber of commerce presidents, and venture capitalists in support of the National Science Foundation as a cornerstone of U.S. competitiveness.
The following is a letter from 293 national organizations writing to express support for the work of the Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs (JAG)'s effort to develop a new, more transparent model to support the essential costs of research.
AAU joined NAFSA, AILA, and more than 100 other organizations in submitting a letter to the Department of Homeland Security requesting an extension of "the public comment period for Proposed Rule on Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media1 from 30 days to a minimum of 60 days."
AAU joined AAMC, APLU, and COGR in submitting comments to the National Institutes of Health Office of Science Policy on the "agency’s plan to address concerns with rising publication costs by limiting the allowability of these costs in NIH awards."
AAU signs letter urging congressional appropriators to include an anomaly in any continuing resolution to prevent NASA’s Science Mission Directorate from effectively receiving the White House’s proposed 47% cut, which would force the premature termination of dozens of missions despite Congress rejecting such reductions.
CNSF urges Congress to fund the NSF at the highest level possible in the FY 2026 appropriations and raises concerns about current appropriation bills.
AAU, joined by ACE, APLU, AAMC, and AUTM, sent a letter in support the passage of H.R. 5100, which would extend the SBIR/STTR program and protect it from lapsing on September 30.
AAU joined ACE and 30 other higher education associations in sending a letter to Secretary Rubio at the U.S. Department of State, urging him to "exempt nonimmigrant visas, including F, J, and M student visas" from the travel ban.