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The Ag Research Caucus circulated a dear colleague letter asking Senate Leadership and Appropriators to fund AFRI at $460 million, consistent with the House-passed level. The letter is being led by Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL), Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA).
Agriculture & Food Research Initiative | Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | LettersAs the NDAA Conference Committee begins its initial meetings to reconcile the final FY20 bill, AAU and APLU sent a letter to HASC and SASC leadership highlighting three associational priorities: 1) the Securing American Science and Technology Act; 2) robust investments in S&T to remain globally…
Department of Defense | LettersAAU urges Congress to provide at least $2.774 billion for DOD 6.1 basic research, $3.364 billion for DARPA, and $16.996 billion for DOD S&T in FY20.
Federal Budget | FY20 | Department of Defense | Fact SheetsAAU supports the administration’s request to fund the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative at $500 million in FY20.
Federal Budget | FY20 | Agriculture & Food Research Initiative | Fact SheetsUnder Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Michael Griffin in late March released a memo that outlines new reporting requirements for all key personnel working on DOD research grants, contracts, and agreements.
Science & Security | Department of Defense | MemoAAU joined the AFRI Coalition's letter to the House and Senate Chairs of the Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittees requesting at least $445 million for AFRI in FY20 and commends USDA for requesting $500 million for the program.
Agriculture & Food Research Initiative | Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | FY20 | LettersThe Coalition for National Security Research, which includes AAU, sent a letter to House and Senate defense appropriations leaders to highlight the coalition’s funding priorities for the FY21 Defense appropriations measure.
FY21 | Federal Budget | Department of Defense | Innovation and Competitiveness | LettersThe Coalition for National Security Research, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell T. Vought, acting Under Secretary for the Office of Research and Engineering Michael Kratsios, and Office of…
FY22 | Federal Budget | Department of Defense | Innovation and Competitiveness | LettersThe Coalition for National Security Research, of which AAU is a member, sent their key recommendations for the next four years to the Biden-Harris transition team.
Department of Defense | Innovation and Competitiveness | LettersThe Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Coalition recommends: robust funding for AFRI in the president’s FY22 budget request; investments in research infrastructure; including food and agriculture research as a priority for the Office of Science and Technology Policy; and increasing the 302(b…
Agriculture & Food Research Initiative | Innovation and Competitiveness | Letters