AERA has joined the following statements and letters from its member coalitions on appropriations requests for agencies that support education research and statistics in FY 2025.

• Census Project: $2 billion for the Census Bureau
• Coalition for National Science Funding: at least $9.9 billion for the National Science Foundation
• Friends of IES: at least $900 million for the Institute of Education Sciences
• Friends of NICHD: $1.891 billion for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Letters on Finalizing FY 2026 Appropriations

• Census Project
• Coalition for National Science Funding
• Friends of IES
• Multi-organizational letter on supporting the NSF Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate
• Multi-organizational letter on supporting the NSF STEM Education Directorate

Testimony

• FY 2026 House Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee
• FY 2026 House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee
• FY 2026 Senate Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee
• FY 2026 Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee