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AAU Innovation and Competitiveness

Innovation & Competitiveness

America’s research universities are essential to the innovation that is the foundation of U.S. competitiveness and long-term economic growth. Without university research — much of it funded by the U.S. government — companies would not have been able to develop many of the industrial products, processes, and services upon which the nation now prospers.

AAU strongly supports the innovation and competitiveness agendas that have been advanced in recent years by some of the nation’s top industrial, scientific, technological and political leaders. These agendas focus on enhancing government support for university research and strengthening the nation’s talent pool in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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Reports

International Students and American Competitiveness

BRT and the Association of American Universities examine the importance of international students to the U.S. economy and national security.
Letters

TFAI Urges Appropriators to Meet Commitment on CHIPS

TFAI urged appropriators to fully fund NIST, DOE Office of Science, and NSF at the funding levels authorized in the CHIPS and Science Act.
Letters

ESC, Members of House Science Committee Urge Energy Department, OMB, and OSTP to Request Robust Funding for DOE Office of Science in FY24

Letters from ESC and Members of House Science Committee Urge Energy Department, OMB, and OSTP to match funding levels for DOE Office of Science in FY24 with funding levels in the CHIPS and Science Act.
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Letters

AAU Urges Congress to Finish FY23 Appropriations

AAU wrote a letter to Congress urging them to finish FY23 appropriations process this fall.

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TFAI Urges Senate and House Budget Committee Leaders to Prioritize Investments in Fundamental Research

The Task Force on American Innovation, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter urging Senate and House Budget Committee leaders to prioritize investments in fundamental research and research-related infrastructure in the FY22 budget and in any potential reconciliation instructions.
Letters | Innovation and Competitiveness

AAU Sends Letter to Senate and House Budget Committee Leaders on FY22 Funding Priorities

AAU President Barbara R. Snyder sent a letter urging Senate and House budget committee leaders to make bold investments in the health, security, prosperity, and future of our nation as they craft the FY22 budget.

Infrastructure and Innovation | Letters | Student Aid | Student Aid Tax Issues | FY22 | COVID-19 | Higher Education Legislation | Innovation and Competitiveness | Taxation & Finance

AAU, Associations Urge Congressional Leaders to Include Investments in Broadband for Postsecondary Students and Institutions in Infrastructure Package

AAU joined ACE and 20 higher education associations and organizations in sending a letter to the leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee to “include dedicated investments in broadband infrastructure for postsecondary students and institutions in any infrastructure package under consideration.”
Infrastructure and Innovation | Letters | Innovation and Competitiveness

AAU Letter of Support H.R. 2225

Below is an AAU letter expressing support for H.R. 2225, the National Science Foundation for the Future Act, a bill which the House Science, Space and Technology Committee is scheduled to consider on Jun 15, 2021.

Letters | National Science Foundation | Science & Security | Innovation and Competitiveness

AAU Analysis of the Biden Administration's American Jobs Plan

AAU has prepared a summary of President Biden's $2.25 trillion, eight-year American Jobs Plan that aims “to reimagine and rebuild a new economy." and the $1.8 trillion American Families Plan
Infrastructure and Innovation | Analysis | Federal Budget | Innovation and Competitiveness

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