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Agency Budgets

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.

 

AAU Joins CNSF in Urging Appropriators to Provide Highest Possible FY23 302(b) Allocation for CJS Subcommittees

The Coalition for National Science Funding, which includes AAU, sent a letter urging the leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to provide the highest possible FY23 302(b) allocation for the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittees.
Agency Budgets | Letters | FY23 | Federal Budget | National Science Foundation | NASA

Coalition for Aerospace and Science Requests $9 Billion for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate

The Coalition for Aerospace and Science sent a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies requesting at least $27.84 billion in funding for NASA in FY23, including $9 billion for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.
Agency Budgets | Letters | FY23 | Federal Budget | NASA

Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Urges Robust FY23 Funding for NIH and ARPA-H

AAU and others asked the leaders of the House and Senate appropriations committees to include a robust investment of more than $49 billion in the FY23 spending package for the National Institutes of Health.
Agency Budgets | Letters | FY23 | Federal Budget | National Institutes of Health

“Dear Colleague” Letter in Support of the Federal Pell Grant Program in FY23

Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI); Jack Reed (D-RI); and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are circulating a letter in support of the Federal Pell Grant Program.

Agency Budgets | Letters | Student Aid | Federal Budget

AAU Letter to Appropriators Urges Robust Investments in Student Aid, Higher Education, and Scientific Research for FY23 302(b) Allocations

This is a letter to House and Senate appropriations leaders urging them to make investments in fundamental scientific research and student aid a top priority as they consider FY23 302(b) allocations.
Agency Budgets | Letters | Student Aid | FY23 | Federal Budget

“Dear Colleague” Letter Requests Robust Funding for Federal TRIO Programs in FY23

Senator Collins (R-ME) is leading a “Dear Colleague” letter to Chair Murray and Ranking Member Blunt urging support for robust funding increases for the federal TRIO programs.
Agency Budgets | Letters | FY23 | Federal Budget | Department of Education

“Dear Colleague” Senate Letter Requests $11 Billion for NSF in FY23

Senator Markey (D-MA) is leading a “Dear Colleague” letter urging support from Chairwoman Shaheen and Ranking Member Moran requesting at least $11 billion in funding for the National Science Foundation in FY23.
Agency Budgets | Letters | FY23 | Federal Budget | National Science Foundation

“Dear Colleague” Letter Requests $11 Billion for NSF in FY23

“Dear Colleague” letter requesting at least $11 billion in funding for the National Science Foundation in FY23.
Agency Budgets | Letters | FY23 | Federal Budget | National Science Foundation

“Dear Colleague” Letter Supports Robust Funding for DOD Research Programs

36 members of Congress signed a “Dear Colleague” letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense advocating “robust funding levels” for Department of Defense basic research programs.

Agency Budgets | Letters | FY23 | Federal Budget | Department of Defense

Dear Colleague Letter Request to Double the Current Pell Maximum Award in FY23

Representative Cicilline (D-OR) is leading a letter requesting that the House Appropriations Committee provide a robust funding for the Federal Pell Grant Program in Fiscal Year 2023 so that the maximum individual award can be increased to $12,990, which is nearly double the current maximum award. The letter also asks  appropriators to secure the long-term affordability impact of the Pell Grant program for years to come by indexing the maximum award amount to inflation and ensuring that funding for the program is fully mandatory, rather than discretionary.
Agency Budgets | Letters | Student Aid | FY23 | Federal Budget | Affordability and Student Aid | Department of Education