PAA and APC join the Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to urge Senate & House Appropriations Committees to provide the Bureau of Labor Statistics with no less than the amount recommended by the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, $714 million for Fiscal Year...
PAA and APC joined this coalition of 40 organizations committed to supporting the essential role of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) in producing the evidence that informs education policy and practice. As work continues for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations, we urge lawmakers to...
Friends of IES Letter - FY2026 conference (FINAL).pdf
PAA and APC signed this letter calling on Congress to ensure funding for the Census Bureau that meets or exceeds the president's budget request and House's mark of $1.6765 billion and exclude sections 556 and 605 of the House CJS bill. #latest-news #LettersandComments #GPAC2025 ...
FY26 CJS Appropriations Sign-on Letter_The Leadership Conference_11.19.25.pdf
PAA and APC joined over 50 other scientific societies and institutions to sign this letter. United in our appreciation of and support for the critical role of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance the behavioral, social, and education sciences – we are writing to urge the Senate and...
SBE-FY26-Conference-Letter-11.6.25.docx-1-1.pdf
PAA and APC signed the Census Project letter regarding the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations for the U.S. Census Bureau. The final letter is posted on the Census Project website . The letter requests the final FY 2026 CJS bill provide the Census Bureau with no less than $1.6765 billion—the amount...
This letter expresses concern about the Department of Agriculture’s recent decision to terminate data collection and release of future Household Food Security Reports. The letter, which is directed to congressional leaders, urges Congress to reject the Administration’s decision and restore...
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...
PAA and APC joined 164 organizations to sign the attached community letter to appropriators expressing support for the work of the Joint Associations Group on Indirect Costs (JAG), thanking appropriators for including language in some of the spending bills and reports to date, and urging that...
9.22.25 Sign-on Letter in Support of FAIR Model and JAG Legislative Asks - Final.pdf
Rejects Administration’s Proposed Funding Cuts and Praises Population Research In September, with only weeks before the current fiscal year ends, the House Appropriations Committee passed two Fiscal Year 2026 spending bills that together fund most of the federal agencies that directly and...
Between February and June 2025, NIH has terminated 35 active grants—totaling more than $44 million in unliquidated funding—for which a Population Association of America (PAA) member served as Principal Investigator. These cuts are more than just numbers. Behind each cancelled grant is a...
Stories Behind the Statistics.pdf