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As the federal government shutdown enters its second week, I want to assure you that the PAA Office of Government Affairs, along with the PAA/APC Committee on Government and Public Affairs (GPAC), is monitoring developments and engaging with coalition partners in Washington, DC, including the Consortium of Social Science Associations, to address the problems this latest funding lapse has caused.  

We know from firsthand experience how disruptive this shutdown already has been. PAA, for example, had to cancel its long-planned October 8^th Capitol Hill briefing on U.S. Birth Rate Trends. If you are experiencing any adverse impacts (i.e. funding delays, canceled workshops, etc.) as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown, please share your examples with the PAA Office of Government Affairs via our “Impacts Portal” (which was initially created earlier this year to collect examples of terminated awards).

We also encourage you to share examples of research activities, including data collection (by your team or others), being negatively affected as a result of the shutdown. Sharing these examples will help the PAA Office of Government Affairs and GPAC more effectively advocate for a timely, thoughtful resolution to the current crisis. 

Thank you for your assistance. Please feel free to contact Mary Jo Mitchell, PAA/APC Director of Government Affairs, if you have any questions.