The Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits event enables scientists to meet with their federal or state elected officials in their home state and allows policymakers to learn first-hand about the science and research facilities in their district.

AIBS joined a broad coalition of 323 organizations in a letter requesting a 45-day extension of the public comment period for a proposed rule revising federal regulations governing financial assistance.

AIBS has submitted a letter to the Office of Management and Budget requesting a 45-day extension of the public comment period for a proposed rule revising federal regulations governing financial assistance.

AIBS joined 50 other stakeholder organizations in a letter to Congress raising concerns about recent changes within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Research, Education, and Economics mission area.

AIBS is profoundly concerned by the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed rule to revise federal financial assistance regulations.

AIBS has joined a community letter to Congress expressing strong concerns about the proposed reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service.

The Coalition for National Science Funding has sent a letter urging the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee to promptly hold a confirmation hearing for James O’Neill, the President’s nominee for Director of the National Science Foundation.

AIBS has signed a community letter in support of the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences at the National Science Foundation, which is slated for termination under the President’s fiscal year 2027 budget request.

AIBS has provided testimony to the House Appropriations Committee urging Congress to provide the National Science Foundation with at least $9.9 billion in fiscal year 2027.

The American Institute of Biological Sciences is deeply troubled by the Administration’s decision to dismiss all members of the National Science Board.

AIBS has provided testimony to the House Appropriations Committee regarding fiscal year 2027 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.