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 urges Congress to provide at least $2.929 billion for DOD 6.1 basic research, $4.119 billion for DARPA, and $20 billion for DOD S&T in FY23. Department of Defense (DOD)-funded basic research has contributed significantly to our nation’s economic and national security
AAU urges Congress to provide $8.8 billion for the DOE Office of Science and $500 million for ARPA-E in FY23. DOE is the leading source of federal investment in basic physical-science research, providing nearly 47% of total funding.
AAU urges Congress to provide at least $11 billion for the National Science Foundation (NSF) in FY23. The NSF is the cornerstone of America’s basic research enterprise.
AAU urges Congress to provide at least $49 billion for the National Institutes of Health in FY23. NIH contributes to American economic growth and productivity and expands biomedical knowledge by funding cutting-edge research and cultivating the biomedical workforce of today and tomorrow.
AAU urges Congress to provide at least $9 billion for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in FY23. A balanced portfolio will enable NASA to execute a strategic long-term mission. Science, aeronautics, exploration, and space technology are all vital to the success of NASA’s overall mission.
Agency Budgets | FY23 | NASA | Federal Budget
United for Medical Research, of which AAU is a founding member, sent a letter urging OMB Acting Director Shalanda Young to include an increase of at least $3 billion to the base budget of the National Institutes of Health for FY23.
AAU joined 35 organizations in a Letter urging House Leadership to include Title VI funding in USICA
AAU joined 35 organizations in sending a letter urging House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to include “Reauthorization of International Education Programs Under Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965” in the United States Innovation and Competition Act (USI
Letters | FY23 | Department of Defense | Federal Budget | Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences | Higher Education Legislation
AAU joined the Energy Sciences Coalition (ESC) in a letter to the Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Shalanda D. Young, urging continued support in the administration’s FY23 budget for the Department of Energy Office of Science.
The Coalition for National Science Funding, which includes AAU, sent a letter to the directors of OMB and OSTP with a list of policy priorities for NSF funding for Fiscal Year 2023.