Department of Education

The Friends of Institute of Education Sciences, a coalition of 38 higher education organizations and universities including AAU, sent a letter encouraging House and Senate appropriators to provide at least $815 million for IES in the FY23 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.

AAU urges Congress to provide $814.5 million for the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) in FY23. IES supports high-quality education research that results in teaching and learning innovations that offer tremendous returns for our society.

An overview of the President's full proposed budget for FY23, including summaries and analyses for individual agencies.

This table represents the current status of FY23 appropriations for AAU’s funding priorities.

Side-by-side comparison of various America COMPETES Act and USICA Research Security provisions. 

AAU joined ACE and 20 higher education associations in a letter to Congress outlining priorities for provisions related to STEM education and scientific research and innovation in the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022 (H.R. 4521) and the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260)

This table represents the current status of FY22 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).

Federal student aid is an essential element in the nation’s economic growth and prosperity, enabling low- and middle-income students to attend college and current workers to retrain for new careers.

AAU joined 34 organizations in sending a letter urging Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to prioritize and strengthen the Education Department's international and foreign language education and research funding in FY23, specifically for the Title VI and Fulbright-Hays programs.

Status of FY22 appropriations including the President’s FY22 Budget Request for AAU’s funding priorities at the Department of Education including Title IV and Title VI funding.