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.
Status of FY21 appropriations including the President’s FY21 Budget Request for AAU’s funding priorities at the Department of Defense including 6.1 Basic Research, 6.2 Applied Research, 6.3 Advanced Technology Development, and DARPA.
The Coalition for National Security Research, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to thank appropriators for their strong support for increased FY20 Defense Science & Technology funding – specifically for increases in funding to University Research Initiatives across all branches of the m
Status of FY20 appropriations for AAU’s funding priorities at NASA including Science, Aeronautics, Space Technology and Education Mission Directorates.