The Coalition for Aerospace and Science (CAS) requests Congress appropriate at least $27.18 billion for NASA in fiscal Year 2026, a vital increase to maintain development of ongoing missions while initiating work on new groundbreaking endeavors.
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AAU sent a letter to Acting Assistant Secretary Trainor at the Department of Education, urging the Department to withdraw their February 14, 2025 Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) intended to “provide clarity to the public regarding existing legal requirements” for colleges and universities under the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA).
This letter is from national security leaders urging President Trump, Majority Leader Thune, and Speaker Johnson to increase funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF). They emphasize the NSF's crucial role in advancing national security through scientific research.
AAU joined APLU, ARL, and COGR to submit a letter to the NIH Office of Science Policy expressing their strong support for NIH's vision for standardizing metadata and PIDs.
The Section 127 Coalition, an alliance of more than 60 organizations, including AAU, sent a letter to express their strong support for the Employer Participation in Repayment Act, legislation that would "permanently enable employers to provide up to $5,250 of annual tax-free, student loan repayment educational assistance as a voluntary benefit to their employees under IRS Section 127."
AAU has signed a letter with APLU and COGR to Congress expressing concerns about recent disruptions to federally funded research in the United States. Specific issues include cash flow disruptions, unclear compliance requirements, abrupt project terminations, and a new NIH policy capping facilities and administrative costs reimbursement. Recommendations include reopening communication channels, ensuring continued research funding, providing clear guidance on new submissions and compliance requirements, honoring existing contractual obligations, and reconsidering policies that could negatively impact research infrastructure.
AAU joined ACE and 4 other higher education associations in sending a letter to the House Committee on Education & Workforce Leadership expressing their concerns on H.R.1048, the "Defending Transparency an Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT)" Act.
AAU, COGR, and APLU wrote a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing their concerns in response to the October 8th, 2024 announcement on “Research Access to Germplasm Developed with Federal Funds."
On February 7, AAU sent a letter to the leadership of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation supporting the nomination of Michael Kratsios as the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
On February 3, AAU joined ACE and 29 other higher education associations in sending a letter to Secretary Marco Rubio at the U.S. Department of State to bring attention to "major issues of importance for the higher education community".