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.

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.

AIBS has provided testimony to the House Appropriations Committee regarding fiscal year 2027 funding for the National Institutes of Health.

AIBS joined more than 1,300 nonprofit organizations across the country in signing a letter opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed changes to the federal System for Award Management.

AIBS has signed letters in support of FY 2027 funding for the Advanced Molecular Detection program and the National Wastewater Surveillance System at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) has called on congressional appropriators to provide at least $9.9 billion for the National Science Foundation in fiscal year 2027.

AIBS has endorsed a community letter urging congressional appropriators to support increased funding for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Science and Technology account in fiscal year 2027.