AAU joined ACE and 4 other higher education associations to send a letter to Chairman Tim Walberg of the House Committee on Education and Workforce sharing their concerns and opposition to the Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan, a proposal to provide for budget reconciliation affecting education programs.
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AAU President Barbara R. Snyder sent a letter to House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Ranking Member Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Senate Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), thanking them for their opposition to the new Department of Energy policy setting a standardized 15% indirect cost rate for all grant awards to institutions of higher education.
Friends of IES, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to leadership of the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education & Related Agencies urging them to provide at least $900 million for IES in the FY 2026 appropriations bill.
The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research recommends a funding increase of $4.222 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Fiscal Year 2026, totaling at least $51.303 billion to support medical research that benefits patient health, drives economic growth, and strengthens U.S. global competitiveness.
AAU joined ACE and 18 other higher education associations in sending a letter to Secretary McMahon to ask the Department of Education to implement the fiscal year 2025 continuing resolution.
AAU joined ACE and 14 other higher education associations in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Homeland Security asking for a briefing relating to international students.
AAU expresses strong support for Dr. Darío Gil's nomination as Under Secretary for Science at the U.S. Department of Energy. The letter highlights Dr. Gil's extensive experience, including his roles on the National Science Board and in IBM Research, and emphasizes his vision for collaborative scientific advancement to address growing U.S. energy needs and global competition in emerging science-based fields.
AAU joined ACE and 4 other higher education associations in sending a letter to Representatives Lloyd Doggett and Mike Kelly in endorsement of the Tax-Free Pell Grant Act.
AAU joined ACE and 4 other higher education associations in sending a letter to House Leadership expressing their opposition to H.R.1048, the "Defending Transparency an Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT)" Act.
AAU sent a letter to House Leadership about their concerns regarding H.R. 1048, the “Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT)” Act.