On September 9, 2021, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology approved $45 billion in research funding as part of a larger $3.5 trillion budget plan that Democratic lawmakers are looking to pass through the budget reconciliation process. The bill would make significant investments in climate research, national labs at the Department of Energy (DOE), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued their annual science and technology (S&T) priorities memorandum on August 27. The document guides federal agency priority-setting in the coming budget cycle.

AIBS has joined 30 other scientific organizations in urging lawmakers to include provisions aimed at improving the retention of international STEM talent in legislation being crafted in response to the 2022 budget resolution and reconciliation instructions.

AIBS has released the latest episode of BioScience Talks.

The Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.

A group of 30 professional societies and academic organizations, including AIBS, have written to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy asking the Administration to provide visa assistance to Afghan scientists, engineers, and technical professionals seeking to leave Afghanistan.

Join us for a webinar with program directors from the National Science Foundation (NSF) about structural changes to collections-related funding opportunities at the agency.

AIBS has released the latest episode of BioScience Talks.

AIBS has joined NSC Alliance and SPNHC in submitting comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Institutes of Health on the new Advanced Research Project Agency – Health (ARPA-H).

The 2020 AIBS Annual Report is now available.