Ask your Representative to sign the bipartisan Neguse-Fitzpatrick Dear Colleague Letter in support of $10.2 billion in funding for the National Science Foundation in 2026.

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. Science programs face major budget cuts in FY 2026, NSF slashes graduate research fellowships by half, Trump Administration moves to narrow endangered species protections, and other news.

AIBS has released the latest episode of BioScience Talks.

AIBS has provided testimony to the House Appropriations Committee urging Congress to provide the National Institutes of Health with a base budget of at least $51.3 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2026.

AIBS joined 55 other organizations in requesting at least $7.29 billion for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and at least $51.303 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in FY 2026.

The latest Public Policy Report has been released. Leadership and workforce purge at health agencies, Trump nixes NSF construction budget for FY 2025, President calls for “Golden Age of American Innovation” in letter to science advisor, and other news.

AIBS has provided testimony to the House Appropriations Committee regarding fiscal year 2026 funding for biological research programs within the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Please take a few moments to call and write to your members of Congress about protecting the Institute of Museum and Library Services from harmful funding and staffing cuts.

AIBS has signed on to letters supporting increased funding for the Agricultural Research Service, the Agricultural and Food Research Initiative, as well as Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority in FY 2026.

AIBS has joined the Natural Science Collections Alliance and 72 other professional societies and organizations in sending a letter to Congress expressing deep concern regarding the March 14 Executive Order targeting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) for elimination.