AAU wrote to express their sincere appreciation of OMB’s expeditious release of M-20-17, “Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) due to Loss of Operations.”
AAU joined the National Association of College and University Business Officers and five other organizations on a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig requesting they include exempt organizations, such as colleges and universities, in a notice that outlines a 90-day tax filing exemption for corporations and individuals.
AAU joined the National Association of College and University Business Officers and _ other organizations on a letter to congressional appropriators to urge them to extend employer tax credits in H.R. 6201 to colleges and universities.
AAU, ACE, APLU, and AAMC sent a letter to Congressional leaders to lay out a strategy that will “allow our members to continue to lead in the battle against COVID-19 and ensure that our other research on behalf of the American people will not suffer during these unprecedented times."
AAU signed on to a letter with ACE, APLU, and three other higher education organizations to Senate Veteran’s Affairs Committee Chair Jerry Moran and Ranking Member Jon Tester to voice their support for legislation that would ensure that veterans can still receive their GI bill benefits if their campuses move courses online due to COVID-19 concerns.
AAU, together with the Council of Governmental Relations, the Association of Public Land-grant Universities, and the Association of American Medical Colleges, today sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget to recommend the expansion of M-20-11, a memo issued March 9 to provide administrative relief for recipients and applicants of federal financial assistance who are impacted by COVID-19.
AAU wrote to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf encouraging clarification on F-1 status during the COVID-19 outbreak, extensions of immigration status, and Optional Practical Training (OPT) consideration.
CNSF, which includes AAU, sent a letter to congressional science appropriators to request at least $9 billion for the National Science Foundation in FY21
AAU joined CNSF and 165 organizations, sent a letter to congressional science appropriators to request they set Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations funding equal to or greater than FY20 levels.
The Coalition for National Security Research, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to request increased funding in FY21 for Defense Science and Technology program and select program elements that “drive innovations to ensure continued global U.S. military technological superiority.”