Letter from House members to HELP leadership advocating for an increase to NIH funding in FY22.
AAU joined APLU, NAFSA, and NAICU in sending a letter to House and Senate appropriators urging them to support the U.S. Department of State's Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs, specifically EducationUSA, a network of over 430 international student advising centers in more than 175 countries and territories. The letter recommends EducationUSA receive $50 million in FY2022, an increase of $37 million above FY 2021
Letters | Federal Budget | FY22 | Immigration
AAU urges appropriators to provide the highest possible FY22 allocation for the Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittees in order to "robustly fund the basic and applied research programs in the CJS portfolio."
CNSF sent a letter to congressional science appropriators to request at least $10 billion for the National Science Foundation in FY22.
Sens. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are circulating a “dear colleague” letter asking senators to join a letter to President Joe Biden requesting he work with Congress on a plan to double the maximum Pell Grant award.
AAU joined over 300 organizations and nearly 900 colleges and universities on a letter urging Members of Congress to double the maximum Pell Grant award.
The Friends of IES, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations subcommittee leaders requesting at least $700 million for the Institute of Education Sciences in FY22.
Letters | COVID-19 | Federal Budget | FY22
AAU letter expressing gratitude for pandemic relief measures to date and outlining steps the federal policymakers should pursue in a bipartisan manner to continue to support our nation's recovery and strengthen our global competitiveness.
Infrastructure and Innovation | Letters | Student Aid | COVID-19 | FY22 | Higher Education Legislation
The Student Aid Alliance sent a letter to Senate Appropriations Committee leadership House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee staff requesting the committee fund federal student aid programs without statutory budget caps.
The Agriculture Food and Research Initiative Coalition, which includes AAU, sent a letter to House and Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Leaders requesting they provide at least $600 million for AFRI in FY22 appropriations.