Department of Education

This table represents the current status of FY20 appropriations for AAU’s funding priorities at the Departments of Education, Energy, and Defense as well as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA, AFRI, and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

An overview of the President's proposed budget for FY20, including summaries and analyses for individual agencies.

AAU issued a statement to thank House Appropriators for their efforts to increase funding for higher education and scientific research in the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Bill.

Status of FY20 appropriations for AAU’s funding priorities at the Department of Education including Title IV and Title VI funding.

AAU urges Congress to provide at least $670 million to the Institute for Education Sciences in FY20.

AAU urges Congress to support a maximum Pell Grant award of $6,345 in FY20.

AAU urges Congress to provide at least $106 million for Title VI International Education programs in FY20.

Friends of IES, a coalition of organizations including AAU, sent a letter urging Congress to reach an agreement to raise the discretionary budget caps and provide $670M for IES in FY20.

Learn how the President's FY19 Budget Request will impact AAU's funding priorities.

In an effort led by the American Council on Education (ACE), more than 60 higher education associations, including AAU, submitted comments in response to the Department of Education's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Title IX.