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.
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.
Congressional Dear Colleague Letter urges strong NIH funding in FY16
Congressional letter requests robust funding for Title VI and international education programs in FY16.
Senators urge President's request for NEH and NEA funding in FY16.
AAU recommends $5.34 billion for the DOE Office of Science in FY16.
Student Aid Alliance letter opposes House budget resolution.
AAU supports $450 million for AFRI in FY16.
AAU urges Congress to provide $155 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities.
AAU urges Congress to provide at least $76 million for the Department of Education’s international education and foreign language programs.