The Appropriations Committees in both houses of Congress have passed fiscal year 2026 funding bills for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (combined with funding for the Department of […]| Housing Assistance Council
Cognitive dissonance, or some may call it a lack of principles, has run strong throughout both iterations of the Trump administration, favoring political convenience, personal benefits, and populism o| RealClearMarkets
Meet Mandy Warner, AMC’s new Senior Director of Policy, and discover how you can help protect the outdoors through advocacy and action.| Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC)
Dear Colleagues, The National Science Foundation (NSF) will apply a standard 15% indirect cost rate to all new university grants, according to a May 2 policy memo. The 15% rate applies only to new awards made to institutions of higher education on or after May 5. The policy does not apply retroactively to existing awards. […]| U-M Research
Updates on Reconciliation Legislation On May 22, the House passed its version of the reconciliation bill, the One Beautiful Bill Act. The bill includes many harmful provisions to public research universities, such as cutting Pell Grants in several ways, eliminating Grad PLUS and Subsidized Undergraduate Loans, and creating a highly unusual accountability system using a complex […]| APLU
Budget proposals moving through Congress would gut LWCF, slash park funding, and jeopardize outdoor access, climate resilience, and conservation progress.| Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC)
The Trump administration’s released Fiscal Year (FY2026) 26 budget request proposes dramatic cuts to key federal agencies that fund scientific research, health| FABBS
President Trump's budget proposes significant cuts to education funding and services, including special education.| EdNC