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Learn how the President's FY19 Budget Request will impact AAU's funding priorities.

February 15, 2019

Extension of Tuition Deduction and Repeal of Parking Tax

AAU, together with six associations, sent a letter on June 20, 2019 to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) to encourage their support for an extension of a deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.

Taxation & Finance | Student Aid Tax Issues | Letters

June 20, 2019

FY20 Dear Colleague Letter Calls for Increase in NSF Funding

A letter was sent to the Senate Chairman Jerry Moran and Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen requesting the maximum possible increase in funding for FY20 from FY19 levels for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

FY20 | National Science Foundation | Federal Budget | Letters

April 24, 2019

CNSF Urges Congress and the Administration to Raise the Budget Caps in FY20

The Coalition for National Science Funding, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget and Congressional leaders urging them to work together to pass a two-year bipartisan budget agreement to increase the FY20 spending caps for discretionary programs.

Federal Budget | Agency Budgets | National Science Foundation | FY20 | Letters

March 28, 2019

AAU Sends Letter to Congressional Leaders Outlining Priorities for Research Competitiveness Measures

AAU President Barbara R. Snyder sent a letter to House and Senate leaders outlining priorities for several key provisions that Congress is discussing as part of the conference process for S. 1260, H.R. 2225, H.R. 3593, and other related measures.

August 20, 2021

Scientific Infrastructure Funding Brief

AAU calls for an infusion of at least $6 billion for federal research agency programs that support scientific infrastructure at colleges and universities.

August 27, 2021

AAU Joins Letter Advocating for Repeal of Pell Grant Taxability in Reconciliation Package

On September 3, AAU joined nine other higher-education associations in sending a letter to House and Senate appropriators to urge them to repeal the taxability of Pell grants by incorporating the “Tax-Free Pell Grant Act” as part of their final FY2022 reconciliation agreement.

Taxation & Finance | Student Aid Tax Issues | Student Aid | Affordability and Student Aid | Letters

September 7, 2021

AAU Joins Letter Asking Congressional Leaders to Delete Problematic Aspects of USICA, NSF for the Future Act, and EAGLE Act in Conference

AAU joined other leading higher-education associations in a letter to House and Senate committee leaders expressing serious concerns about provisions of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, the NSF for the Future Act, and the Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act as…

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

September 7, 2021

AAU, Associations Urge Senate Finance Committee Leadership to Repeal the Taxability of Pell Grants

AAU joined a letter to Senate Finance leadership urging them to repeal the taxability of Pell grants as part of the FY22 reconciliation process.

Taxation & Finance | Student Aid Tax Issues | Student Aid | Letters

September 22, 2021

AAU Offers Recommendations to Congress on the Build Back Better Act

AAU President Barbara R. Snyder sent a letter to Congress expressing support for certain provisions of the Build Back Better Act and urging some important modifications as the bill advances through the legislative process. The letter emphasizes the significance of a successful government-university…

September 28, 2021