Federal investments in student financial aid, faculty scholarship, and basic scientific research are vital to innovation, and our nation’s economic competitiveness and national security. AAU closely monitors and engages Congress and the Executive Branch in the annual federal budget and appropriations process to advocate for sustained and strong federal investments in: Pell Grants, Work-study, and other student financial aid programs; the research, STEM, and higher education programs at NIH, NSF, NASA, NEH, AFRI, and the Departments of Defense, Education, and Energy. Information about the annual budget process, AAU’s priorities, and summaries, statements, letters, and other materials are included in this section.
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Senators Todd Young (R-IN) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) have circulated a “Dear Colleague” letter addressed to the leaders of the Senate Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee requesting that they include “robust funding for the Title VI/Fulbright-Hays International Ed
The Friends of IES coalition, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to House and Senate Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee leaders strongly endorsing the top line amount of $737.47 million included in President Biden’s FY22 budget request for the Institute of
