The Coalition for National Security Research (CNSR), of which AAU is a member, wrote to the Senate and House Committees on Armed Services, providing FY20 recommendations for the Department of Defense (DOD) to continue to support transformational science and technology (S&T) research.
A letter was sent to the Senate Chairman Jerry Moran and Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen requesting the maximum possible increase in funding for FY20 from FY19 levels for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
AAU joined the AFRI Coalition's letter to the House and Senate Chairs of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittees requesting at least $445 million for AFRI in FY20 and commends USDA for requesting $500 million for the program.
AAU, along with 33 other associations, sent a letter to Senate leadership to encourage them to pass the Dream Act of 2019.
The Non-Defense Discretionary United coalition sent a letter to Congress urging them to raise the Budget Control Act budget caps for FY20 and FY21.
Letters | Federal Budget | FY21 | FY20
The Coalition for National Science Funding, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and Congressional leaders urging them to work together to pass a two-year bipartisan budget agreement to increase the FY20 spending caps for discretionary programs.
The Coalition for National Security Research (CNSR), of which AAU is a member, wrote to the Senate and House Committees on Armed Services providing recommendations for the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act.
Friends of IES, a coalition of organizations including AAU, sent a letter urging Congress to reach an agreement to raise the discretionary budget caps and provide $670M for IES in FY20.
The Friends of the Institute of Education Sciences, consisting of 30 organizations including AAU, sent a letter to House and Senate LHHS leadership to request $670 million for the Education Department’s Institute of Education Sciences.
AAU joined the Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation in a letter urging Congress to provide $445 million for AFRI in FY20.