AAU joined ACE and a group of 33 higher education associations on a letter to House and Senate Small Business Committee leaders asking them to expand the Small Business Administration programs created by the CARES Act letter – namely, the Paycheck Protection Program and the Covid-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Emergency Advance and Loan Program.
AAU, ACE, and 34 other higher education organizations sent a letter to House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Development Committee leaders asking them to recommend changes to the mid-sized loan programs included in the CARES Act – specifically, the Main Street Lending programs.
AAU and APLU joined with national, state, and regional stakeholders on a letter to congressional leaders thanking them for their ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19 and requesting that Congress continue to prioritize relief for the United States’ agricultural research, education, and extension programs.
AAU joined ACE and 40 other higher education organizations on a letter House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee leaders concerning the taxability of emergency federal student aid grant relief included in the CARES Act.
AAU President Mary Sue Coleman wrote to a group of student leaders in response to a letter they shared with AAU April 15.
AAU yesterday joined a group of 31 other higher education associations on a letter to Senate leadership urging them to provide essential relief to current federal student loan recipients and borrowers already in repayment.
AAU sent a letter to Department of State Secretary Mike Pompeo and Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf to request that the departments provide additional guidance to address longer term visa status flexibilities, particularly the need to extend flexibilities to include new international students who enroll for the fall term.
The Energy Sciences Coalition, which includes AAU, sent a letter to the House Space, Science, and Technology Committee in response to the committee’s request for recommendations for COVID-19 related stimulus and relief efforts.
AAU joined ACE and 44 other organizations to submit comments to the Federal Reserve about the Main Street Lending Program, a new loan program created by the CARES Act.
AAU joined NACUBO and six other associations on a letter to the Treasury Department to ensure that emergency grant aid for students included in the CARES Act is not treated as taxable income or traditional educational grant aid.