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The Task Force on American Innovation, which includes AAU, sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump congratulating him on winning the election and urging him to “prioritize federal support for the U.S. scientific research enterprise, an essential component of our global competitiveness and…
Department of Energy | National Science Foundation | NASA | LettersAAU, along with 14 other higher education organizations, joined a letter led by ACE to House leadership expressing strong opposition to section 6 of H.R. 6585, the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act.
Higher Education Regulation | Higher Education Legislation | Student Aid Tax Issues | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Graduate Education | LettersAAU submitted a letter to House leadership and members of the House of Representatives regarding H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA). AAU expressed concerns that the CCRA would adversely impact postsecondary education. The letter states, “AAU opposes the CCRA, as the bill will fail to…
Higher Education Legislation | Affordability and Student Aid | Graduate Education | LettersAAU signed onto a Student Aid Alliance (SAA) letter, for which AAU is a member of the Steering Committee, along with 34 other members, to urge Congress to support increases in several impactful postsecondary education programs for the FY24 budget such as an increase in the maximum Pell Grant to $13…
Higher Education Legislation | FY24 | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Federal Budget | Department of Education | Graduate Education | LettersAAU has provided recommendations to the Trump Administration to advance U.S. leadership in science, technology, research, and higher education.
Federal Budget | Higher Education Regulation | Affordability and Student Aid | Intellectual Property | Science & Security | Agency BudgetsThe Coalition for Aerospace and Science (CAS) requests Congress appropriate at least $27.18 billion for NASA in fiscal Year 2026, a vital increase to maintain development of ongoing missions while initiating work on new groundbreaking endeavors.
NASA | Agency Budgets | FY26 | LettersThe Association of American Universities (AAU), the association of 60 leading U.S. research universities, calls on presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to promote policies that foster innovation, enhance college affordability, attract and retain top international talent, and…
Innovation and Competitiveness | Costs of Research (F&A Costs) | Immigration | Federal Budget | Affordability and Student Aid | StatementsThe American Council on Education (ACE), Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), COGR, and EDUCAUSE submitted comments on the proposed Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rule regarding Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI),…
NASA | Department of Defense | Science & Security | CommentsEndowments are composed of charitable donations to support students and science -- but an unprecedented tax on these endowments, passed in 2017, is reducing these funds' ability to continue supporting student financial aid and scientific breakthroughs that benefit everyday American families.
Affordability and Student Aid | Taxation & Finance | Endowments and Charitable GivingThe Student Aid Alliance, a coalition of more than 40 higher education organizations, recently held a briefing on Capitol Hill to remind policymakers about how crucial federal student aid is to millions of American students and their families. AAU is on the Student Aid Alliance’s steering committee…
Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Leading Research Universities Report