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
The PAA Office of Government Affairs has issued an action alert in response to proposed funding cuts to NIH and NSF. Take action here. Background On May 30, the Trump Administration began releasing more, albeit incomplete, details regarding federal agencies’ budget requests for Fiscal Year...
The recent terminations of grants funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has had sudden and unpredictable effects on population and demography research in the United States. This brief summarizes the scope and impact of NIH grant terminations affecting Population Association of...
PAA and APC signed this community letter in support of NIH. The letter garnered 500 organizational and 2,355 individual signatures! The organizations and individuals thank the House and Senate Appropriations Committees for their steadfast support of medical research, as reflected in the...