National Science Foundation

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.

A letter was sent to the Senate Chairman Jerry Moran and Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen requesting the maximum possible increase in funding for FY20 from FY19 levels for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

AAU urges Congress to provide $9 billion for the National Science Foundation in FY20.

The Coalition for National Science Funding, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and Congressional leaders urging them to work together to pass a two-year bipartisan budget agreement to increase the FY20 spending caps for discretionary programs.

Status of FY20 appropriations including the President’s FY20 Budget Request for AAU’s funding priorities at the National Science Foundation including Research and Related Activities, Education and Human Resources, and Major Research Equipment & Facilities Construction.

The Coalition for National Science Funding, of which AAU is a member, wrote to Congress urging members to appropriate $9 billion in FY20 funding for NSF.

Status of FY19 appropriations including the President’s FY19 Budget Request for AAU’s funding priorities at the National Science Foundation including Research and Related Activities, Education and Human Resources, and Major Research Equipment & Facilities Construction.

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

Thirty-one Nobel Laureates and Science Community Leaders including AAU President Mary Sue Coleman sent a letter to the President of the United States and Members of Congress to call attention to the harm done to American Science during the partial shutdown of the federal government.