The Population Association of America (PAA) and Association of Population Centers (APC) share the scientific research community’s concerns regarding recent actions taken by the Administration threatening the integrity of the National Science Foundation (NSF) overall and the NSF Social,...
The Population Association of America (PAA) and Association of Population Centers (APC) are alarmed by a proposal in the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget that seeks to eliminate the NSF SBE Directorate. Our organizations’ concerns are heightened by reports that NSF is taking steps to...
PAA APC statement on NSF SBE 4-26 FINAL.pdf
PAA co-signed this letter of support to request that the U.S. Senate and House Committees on Appropriations provide at least $9.9 billion for the National Science Foundation in Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. #LettersandComments #NSF #FederalFunding #GPAC2026
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
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...
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 month of May brought more alarming news from Washington, D.C., impacting federal scientific and statistical research agencies. Below are excerpts from the most recent newsletter issued by the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) , of which PAA is a governing member, regarding...
PAA & APC submitted testimony to the Senate Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee in support of funding the Census Bureau, National Science Foundation, Bureau of Justice Statistics, and National Institute of Justice in Fiscal Year 2025. #CongressionalTestimony #GPAC2024
PAA APC CJS FY 25 Senate testimony 5-24.pdf
PAA & APC submitted testimony to the House Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Subcommittee in support of funding the Census Bureau, National Science Foundation, Bureau of Justice Statistics, and National Institute of Justice in Fiscal Year 2025. #CongressionalTestimony ...
PAA APC CJS FY 25 House testimony 5-24.pdf
CNSF dispatched letters to the House and Senate regarding FY25 NSF appropriations, the letters can be found here: CNSF FY25 House Letter CNSF FY25 Senate Letter #LettersandComments #GPAC2024 #NSF