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 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.
The latest
Public Policy Report has been released. Trump Administration proposes sweeping changes to federal award processes, more science funding bills advance in the House, and other news.
AIBS has joined a community letter to Congress expressing strong concerns about the proposed reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service.
The latest
Public Policy Report has been released. House advances FY 2027 science spending bills, Science Indicators report warns U.S. is losing ground to China, and other news.
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.
FEATURED · events, policy · May 13, 2026 