Department of Education

This letter is about OMB's FY2018 budget materials and guidance for the next administration which highlights the importance of providing robust investment in higher education and scientific research.

However, we strongly believe Congress can return after the election, as it has so often in the past, to complete the process.

AAU President Mary Sue Coleman released a statement on the draft FY17 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill.

AAU today stated its strong support for the restoration of the year-round Pell Grant for low-income families and additional funding for the NIH contained in the Senate FY17 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill.

We write to express our strong opposition to any effort to use funding taken from the Pell Grant program for any purpose outside the program itself...

A statement by Hunter Rawlings, President of AAU, on the omnibus appropriations and tax bills Congress will consider this week.

Associations urge FY16 funding priority for higher education programs.

A statement by AAU on the research and higher education provisions in the FY16 Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bills passed by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.

Higher Education associations express concerns about Senate FY16 LHHS funding bill.

Higher education associations letter supports House FY16 LHHS appropriations bill.