The Committee on Population Statistics (COPS) of PAA responded to the notice in the 23 October 2024 Federal Register requesting comments on the American Community Survey (ACS) Methods Panel tests. PAA-COPS supports the plan and the proposed timeline described by the Census Bureau in the...
PAA-COPS FR 2024-24529 response.pdf
The leaders of four organizations American Statistical Association, Association of Population Centers, Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics, and Population Association of America respond to Senator Cassidy's RFI on CDC reform. #LettersandComments #GPAC2023 #COVID-19
CassidyHELP_CDC.pdf
The Social, Behavioral, & Economic COVID Coordinating Center (SBE CCC) solicits applications for pilot projects for innovative measurement of social, behavioral, and economic indicators that are important correlates and consequences of the COVID pandemic. Two award sizes are...
On September 23, PAA and the Association of Population Centers sponsored its second virtual congressional briefing of 2022, “ Assessing COVID Economic Relief: What Worked, What’s Next? ” The briefing highlighted examples of cutting-edge research that population scientists are conducting...
PAA and APC signed this letter urging the Senate and House Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations to appropriate at least $250 million for the Data Modernization Initiative (DMI) at the Centers for Disease Control and...
FY23 Appropriations Sign on Letter_DMI and CFA.pdf
Population scientists (who include demographers, economists, and sociologists) bring scientific rigor to the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data on population dynamics—supported by funding from agencies like the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF...
COVID-19 Population Research Advocacy Day 2022.pdf
PAA joins other scientific societies in urging congressional leadership to complete the FY 2022 appropriations package by the December 3 deadline. Although the fiscal year began on October 1, Congress approved a stop-gap Continuing Resolution through December 3, which allows the government to...
Organizational Sign-On Letter to Congressional Leadership - 10.21.21.pdf
With the summer and Jewish holidays behind them, Congress has returned to what promises to be a very busy fall! The agenda includes several major federal spending bills, including all 12 Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations bills, a budget reconciliation package, and an infrastructure bill. What...
The 292 undersigned organizations – representing the full range of stakeholders supporting the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill – thank you for enacting vital COVID-19 relief that continues to help families and communities...
As Congress considers legislation to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure and bolster economic recovery, we urge you to include, among the other key national priorities, investments in the infrastructure underpinning the medical research enterprise. Like the physical roads and bridges that we...