AIBS has signed on to an amicus brief asking the court to hold recent Executive Orders resulting in termination of grants supporting young scientists as unlawful and to order the National Institutes of Health to restore funding.

A coalition of 77 organizations has sent a letter to House and Senate appropriators requesting at least $1.7 billion for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) in fiscal year (FY) 2026.

AIBS has endorsed a letter to the Interior Secretary expressing full support for the Ecosystems Mission Area within the U.S. Geological Survey.

AIBS has endorsed a community letter urging congressional appropriators to support increased funding for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Science and Technology (S&T) account in fiscal year (FY) 2026.

AIBS joined more than 500 organizations in sending a letter to House and Senate appropriators calling on them to reject proposed budget cuts across the Department of Health and Human Services.

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.

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.

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.