Department of Defense

AAU and several other associations wrote to House leadership to urge passage of the FY19 Labor-HHS-Education and Defense spending bill. The letter says the associations are grateful for the “meaningful increases for the programs that make college accessible and promote medical research.”

AAU President Mary Sue Coleman applauds legislators for authorizing a new initiative to enable the Department of Defense and research universities to more effectively engage and address foreign threats on campus.

We are deeply troubled by the proposed short-sighted cuts to the S&T programs, which provide the early-stage research and outcomes that evolve into workable solutions for our national security needs

The Coalition for National Security Research wrote to Congress urging members to give robust funding for FY19 to the Defense science and technology enterprise as well as select Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation program elements.

AAU urges Congress to provide at least $2.436 billion for Department of Defense (DOD) 6.1 basic research in FY19.

This document summarizes the FY18 Omnibus funding bill for federal agencies and programs of interest to research universities.

Department of Defense Research Funding Table FY18

Status of FY18 appropriations including House and Senate allocations for AAU's funding priorities.

Coalition for National Security Research (CNSR), of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to House and Senate appropriators urging Congress to robustly fund the Department of Defense science and technology program for FY18.

An overview of the President's proposed budget for FY19, including summaries and analyses for individual agencies.