AAU closely monitors and advocates for the budgets of federal agencies that are the primary funders of student financial aid and higher education programs, faculty scholarship, and basic scientific research that are vital to innovation and our nation’s economic competitiveness and national security.
Included in this section is budget information about education and research programs at:
AFRI DOD DOE ED NASA NEH NIH NSF
See Also: Appropriations Tables, Innovation & Competitiveness, and Reducing Regulatory Burden.
Associations urge FY16 funding priority for higher education programs.
A statement by AAU on the 21ST Century Cures Act (H.R. 6) and the Brat amendment, which the House will consider.
Agency Budgets | Federal Budget | Press Releases | National Institutes of Health | Higher Education Legislation
Higher education associations letter supports House FY16 LHHS appropriations bill.
A statement by AAU on three FY16 appropriations bills the House has passed that fund scientific research.
Agency Budgets | Federal Budget | Statements | National Science Foundation | Department of Defense | Department of Energy | NASA
DOE AAU budget table from FY13 to FY16.
A statement by AAU on the House FY16 Defense appropriations bill (H.R. 2685), scheduled for floor consideration this week.
The legislation would reauthorize research programs in the Department of Energy covered by the America COMPETES Act.
Statement by AAU on the draft 21st Century Cures bill released on April 29, 2015, by Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the panel’s ranking member, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ).
Investments in higher education and research are proven drivers of economic growth. They are vital for the development of new technologies, processes, and a workforce that will advance our national security, our energy self-sufficiency, and our citizens’ health.
Agency Budgets | Letters | Federal Budget | National Institutes of Health | National Science Foundation | Department of Defense | Department of Energy | NASA | Department of Education | National Endowment for the Humanities
Congressional Dear Colleague Letter requests strong funding for NSF in FY16.