The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Coalition, which includes AAU, sent a letter to House and Senate Agriculture Appropriations Leaders to urge them to include $435 million for AFRI in the final FY21 appropriations measure. These funds, the letter says, represent an increased investment that would help “further AFRI’s ability to support cutting-edge research on bioenergy, nutrition, climate adaptation and resiliency, agricultural technology, economic prosperity in rural communities, and food safety and quality.” Both the House and Senate appropriations measures include $435 million for the program.