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Coalition Letters
April 21, 2026
Census Project Letter to CJS Appropriators on FY 2027 Funding for the Census Bureau
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Coalition Letters
March 27, 2026
Friends of NCHS Letter to Congress on FY 2027 Funding for the National Center for Health Statistics
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Coalition Letters
March 23, 2026
Friends of IES Letter to LHHS Appropriators on FY 2027 Funding for the Institute of Education Sciences
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Coalition Letters
March 20, 2026
CNSF Letter on FY 2027 Funding for the National Science Foundation
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Coalition Letters
March 10, 2026
Friends of BLS FY27 LHHS Recommendation Letter
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Coalition Letters
March 4, 2026
PAA and APC Letter Sign On Letter on 2026 Operational Test of the 2030 Census
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Coalition Letters
March 2, 2026
Friends of AHRQ Letter to Congress on FY 2027 Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Coalition Letters
February 23, 2026
Letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy on Restructuring of OPRE at Administration for Children and Families
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Policy Analyses
February 4, 2026
Analysis of the Final FY 2026 LHHS Appropriations Bill for Federal Science Agencies
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Policy Analyses
January 15, 2026
Analysis of the Final FY 2026 CJS Appropriations Bills for Federal Science Agencies
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Coalition Letters
December 1, 2025
Community Letter Urging Congress to fund the NSF at the Highest Level in FY 2026 and Directing Sustained Funding for the STEM EDU Directorate
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Coalition Letters
November 6, 2025
Community Letter Urging Congress to Sustain FY 2026 Funding for the SBE Sciences Directorate at NSF
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Coalition Letters
October 30, 2025
Census Project Letter to CJS Appropriators on FY26 Funding for the Census Bureau
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Coalition Letters
October 27, 2025
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter to Congress on FY 2026 Funding for NIH and ARPA-H
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Coalition Letters
October 23, 2025
PAA Letter Urging Congress to Restore Funding to the Food Security Supplement in the Current Population Survey
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Coalition Letters
September 29, 2025
Joint Community Letter Asking DHS to withdraw the Duration of Status Elimination Rule
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Coalition Letters
September 29, 2025
Coalition for International Education Letter of Concern to Sec. McMahon
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Coalition Letters
September 22, 2025
Community Letter in Support of FAIR Model and JAG Legislative Asks
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Policy Analyses
September 16, 2025
Analysis of the FY 2026 House LHHS Appropriations Bill for Federal Science Agencies
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Coalition Letters
September 9, 2025
CNSF Letter Urging Congress to Fund NSF at the Highest Level in FY26
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Coalition Letters
August 21, 2025
Community Letter Opposing the Equal Representation Act
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Coalition Letters
August 19, 2025
United Science Alliance Letter on the Gold Standard in Science Executive Order
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Policy Analyses
August 4, 2025
Analysis of the FY 2026 Senate LHHS Appropriations Bills for Federal Science Agencies
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Policy Analyses
July 25, 2025
Analysis of the FY 2026 House and Senate CJS Appropriations Bills for Federal Science Agencies
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Coalition Letters
July 9, 2025
Friends of AHRQ Letter to Congress Urging Support for USPSTF
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Coalition Letters
July 1, 2025
Coalition for International Education Letter to the Senate on FY 2026 Funding
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Coalition Letters
July 1, 2025
Coalition for International Education Letter to the House on FY 2026 Funding
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Policy Analyses
June 27, 2025
Analysis of the President’s FY 2026 Budget Request for Social and Behavioral Science
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Coalition Letters
June 25, 2025
LCCHR Letter to Congress Urging Support for the 2026 Census Test
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Coalition Letters
June 14, 2025
Scientific Societies Issue Letter to Congress Regarding NSF Reorganizations and Cuts
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Coalition Letters
June 5, 2025
Community Letter in support of the National Institutes of Health
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Coalition Letters
May 8, 2025
Community Letter Urging Greater Transparency and Oversight Regarding Potential Agency RIF and Reorganization Plans
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Coalition Letters
May 7, 2025
LCCHR Letter Opposing the Termination of Census Bureau Advisory Committees
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Coalition Letters
May 7, 2025
Friends of BLS Letter on FY 2026 Funding for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Coalition Letters
April 25, 2025
Coalition for Health Funding Letter to Appropriators Asking for a Rejection on Proposed HHS Cuts
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Coalition Letters
April 24, 2025
Friends of NCHS Letter to Congress on FY 2026 Funding for the National Center for Health Statistics
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Congressional Testimony
April 9, 2025
Testimony in Support of FY 2026 Funding for Federal Research Agencies for the LHHS Subcommittee
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Coalition Letters
April 7, 2025
Friends of IES Letter to LHHS Appropriators on FY 2026 Funding for the Institute of Education Sciences
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Coalition Letters
April 7, 2025
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter to Congress on FY 2026 Funding for NIH
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Coalition Letters
April 3, 2025
Census Project Letter to CJS Appropriators on FY 2026 Funding for the Census Bureau
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Coalition Letters
March 13, 2025
CNSF Letter on FY 2026 Funding for the National Science Foundation
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Coalition Letters
March 10, 2025
Community Letter Urging Congress to Protect and Secure Postsecondary Data, Research, and Student Data Privacy
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Coalition Letters
March 3, 2025
Friends of AHRQ Letter to Congress on FY 2026 Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Coalition Letters
February 25, 2025
Community Letter Urging to Finalize FY 2025 Appropriations with Strong NIH Funding
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Coalition Letters
February 18, 2025
Letter to Congress on Urgency for Federal Economic Statistics
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Coalition Letters
February 11, 2025
COPAFS Letter to Urge Congress to Restore Missing Federal Data
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Coalition Letters
February 5, 2025
Statement of the Friends of NCHS on the Removal of Data from Federal Websites:
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Coalition Letters
February 4, 2025
Census Project Letter to Congressional Appropriators on the CR and FY 2025 Funding Support for the Census Bureau
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Policy Analyses
December 18, 2024
COSSA’s Post-Election Analysis and 2025 Preview
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Coalition Letters
November 22, 2024
Friends of IES Letter Urging Congress on FY 2025 Funding for the Institute of Education Sciences
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Coalition Letters
November 18, 2024
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter to Congress on Finalizing FY 2025 Appropriations for NIH
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Coalition Letters
October 23, 2024
Multi-Signatory Letter Urging Immediate Senate Confirmation of IES Director
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Coalition Letters
October 21, 2024
Census Project Letter to Congressional Appropriators on FY 2025 Funding for the Census Bureau
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Coalition Letters
September 24, 2024
Friends of BLS Letter on FY 2025 Funding for the Current Population Survey
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Policy Analyses
August 2, 2024
Analysis of the FY 2025 Senate Appropriations Bills for Federal Science Agencies
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Coalition Letters
July 17, 2024
Coalition for International Education Letter to the Senate on FY 2025 Funding for Title VI and Fulbright-Hays
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Policy Analyses
July 11, 2024
Analysis of the FY 2025 House Appropriations Bills for Federal Science Agencies
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Coalition Letters
July 9, 2024
Community Letter Opposing NIH Restructuring in the House’s FY 2025 LHHS bill
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Policy Analyses
June 26, 2024
COSSA’s Preview of FY 2025 House Spending Bills Analysis
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Coalition Letters
June 25, 2024
Community Letter to Congress to Reject Cuts to Non-Defense Discretionary Appropriations in FY 2025
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Coalition Letters
June 14, 2024
Coalition for International Education Letter to House Subcommittees on FY 25 Funding for International Education and Foreign Language Studies
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Coalition Letters
June 3, 2024
Community Letter to Congress on FY 2025 funding for Gun Violence Prevention Research
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Congressional Testimony
May 24, 2024
FY 2025 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
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Congressional Testimony
May 24, 2024
FY 2025 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
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Congressional Testimony
May 10, 2024
FY 2025 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
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Coalition Letters
May 1, 2024
Coalition for International Education Letter to the House on FY 2025 Funding for HEA-Title VI and Fulbright-Hays
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Coalition Letters
May 1, 2024
Friends of BLS Letter on FY 2025 Funding for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Coalition Letters
May 1, 2024
Community Letter to Congress on FY 2025 funding for the Bureau for Economic Analysis
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Coalition Letters
April 19, 2024
Friends of Justice & Research Statistics Letter to Congress on FY 2025 Funding for NIJ and BJS
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Coalition Letters
April 10, 2024
Census Project Letter to Congress on FY 2025 Funding for the Census Bureau
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Coalition Letters
April 8, 2024
Friends of IES Letter to Congress on FY 2025 Funding for the Institute of Education Sciences
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Coalition Letters
April 1, 2024
Friends of NICHD Letter Urging Congress to Continue Supporting NICHD and NIH in FY 2025
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Coalition Letters
March 28, 2024
Friends of NCHS Letter to Congress on FY 2025 Funding for the National Center for Health Statistics
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Policy Analyses
March 25, 2024
Analysis of the President’s FY 2025 Budget Request for Social Science
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Policy Analyses
March 21, 2024
Analysis of Final FY 2024 Appropriations for Federal Science Agencies— PART II
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Policy Analyses
March 9, 2024
Analysis of Final FY 2024 Appropriations for Federal Science Agencies— PART I
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Coalition Letters
March 8, 2024
Friends of Justice & Research Statistics FY 2025 Stakeholder Recommendation for BJS & NIJ
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Coalition Letters
March 8, 2024
Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Letter to the House on FY 2025 Funding for the National Science Foundation
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Coalition Letters
March 8, 2024
Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Letter to the Senate on FY 2025 Funding for the National Science Foundation
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Coalition Letters
February 7, 2024
Friends of Justice Research & Statistics Letter Urging Congress for the Highest Funding Level in the FY 2024 CJS Bill for the NIJ and BJS
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Coalition Letters
January 7, 2024
Community Letter Urging Congress to Use the Bipartisan Senate Funding Framework for FY 2024
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Coalition Letters
January 5, 2024
Friends of BLS Letter Urging Senate Confirmation of BLS Commissioner
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Coalition Letters
December 18, 2023
Coalition Letter for Supplemental Funding to Advance National and Economic Security and Maintain U.S. Competitiveness
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Coalition Letters
December 6, 2023
Community Letter to the Senate HELP Committee in support of the National Center for Education Statistics
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Policy Analyses
November 21, 2023
Analysis of the FY 2024 House Appropriations Bills for Federal Science Agencies
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Coalition Letters
November 14, 2023
Community Letter of Congratulations to Dr. Monica Bertagnolli
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Coalition Letters
November 13, 2023
Coalition on Human Needs Letter to Congress to Keep Essential Government Services Running
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Coalition Letters
November 3, 2023
Coalition for National Science Funding Letter Urging the Administration to Request $16.7 billion for the National Science Foundation in FY 2025
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Coalition Letters
September 12, 2023
Coalition on Human Needs Letter to Congress to keep the government running and avoid a shutdown
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Coalition Letters
September 11, 2023
Coalition for International Education Letter to the House on FY 2024 Funding for HEA-Title VI and Fulbright-Hays
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Coalition Letters
September 6, 2023
Community Letter in Support of FY 24 Funding for the Census Bureau
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Policy Analyses
August 1, 2023
Analysis of the Senate FY 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
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Coalition Letters
July 21, 2023
Community Statement on SCOTUS Ruling on Race and Admissions
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Policy Analyses
July 19, 2023
Analysis of the Senate FY 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
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Coalition Letters
June 21, 2023
Updated Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Letter to the House on FY 2024 Funding for the National Science Foundation
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Coalition Letters
June 21, 2023
Updated Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Letter to the Senate on FY 2024 Funding for the National Science Foundation
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Coalition Letters
May 15, 2023
Community Letter to Congress to Reject Cuts to Non-Defense Discretionary Appropriations in FY 2024
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Congressional Testimony
May 12, 2023
FY 2024 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
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Congressional Testimony
May 12, 2023
FY 2024 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
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Congressional Testimony
May 12, 2023
FY 2024 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
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Congressional Testimony
May 12, 2023
FY 2024 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
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Congressional Testimony
May 12, 2023
FY 2023 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
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Congressional Testimony
May 12, 2023
FY 2023 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
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Congressional Testimony
May 12, 2023
FY 2023 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
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Congressional Testimony
May 12, 2023
FY 2023 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
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COSSA Statements & Press Releases
April 27, 2023
COSSA Presents 2023 Distinguished Service Award to American Anthropological Association’s Edward Liebow
Ed Liebow, photo by
Mark Finkenstaedt
Washington, D.C. — The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) has announced the recognition of Edward Liebow, Executive Director of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) and former Chair of COSSA’s Board of Directors, as the recipient of its 2023 Distinguished Service Award. The award was officially presented in Washington, DC at the Celebration of Social Science Reception on April 24, 2023 as part of COSSA’s
2023 Social Science Advocacy Day activities
. More information about the award is available on the
COSSA website
“Ed has dedicated his career to the advancement of the social and behavioral sciences,” says Wendy Naus, COSSA’s Executive Director. “Not only is he a respected scholar in his own right, but Ed continues to give of himself on behalf of the entire social and behavioral science community. I, COSSA, and the research community writ large owe a debt of gratitude to Ed for his leadership, guidance, and friendship.”
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Coalition Letters
April 21, 2023
Coalition for National Security Research FY 2024 Appropriations Priorities Letter to Congress
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Coalition Letters
April 19, 2023
Community Letter to Congress on FY 2024 funding for Gun Violence Prevention Research
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Coalition Letters
April 14, 2023
Community Letter to Congress on FY 2024 funding for the Bureau for Economic Analysis
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Coalition Letters
March 23, 2023
Community Letter to Congress on FY 2024 Funding for the National Institute of Justice and Bureau of Justice Statistics
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Policy Analyses
March 21, 2023
Analysis of the President’s FY 2024 Budget Request for Social Science
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Coalition Letters
March 15, 2023
Coalition for National Science Funding Letter to the Senate on FY 2024 Funding for the National Science Foundation
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Coalition Letters
March 15, 2023
Coalition for National Science Funding Letter to the House on FY 2024 Funding for the National Science Foundation
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Coalition Letters
March 15, 2023
Friends of IES Letter to Congress on FY 2024 Funding for the Institute of Education Sciences
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Coalition Letters
March 13, 2023
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Recommendation for FY 2024 Funding for the National Institutes of Health
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Coalition Letters
March 9, 2023
Friends of NCHS Letter to Congress on FY 2024 Funding for the National Center for Health Statistics
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Coalition Letters
March 8, 2023
Friends of AHRQ Letter to Congress on FY 2024 Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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COSSA Statements & Press Releases
February 1, 2023
COSSA Executive Director Wendy A. Naus Named 2022 AAAS Fellow
Washington, D.C. — The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) is pleased to announce the election of Executive Director Wendy A. Naus to the 2022 Class of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). According to the
AAAS press release
, this is “one of the most distinguished honors within the scientific community,” recognizing individuals for their “scientific and socially notable achievements spanning their careers.”
Ms. Naus, who has led COSSA since 2014, is recognized for “leadership in communicating to both Congress and the public the importance of the social and behavioral sciences, and for effective advocacy in support of these sciences.”
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Policy Analyses
December 22, 2022
Analysis of Final FY 2023 Appropriations for Federal Science Agencies
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Coalition Letters
December 16, 2022
Coalition for International Education Letter to Congress on Reauthorizing Title VI and Finalizing FY 2023 Appropriations for Title VI and Fulbright-Hays
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Coalition Letters
November 15, 2022
Friends of NCHS Welcome Letter to Incoming NCHS Director Dr. Mary Wakefield
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Coalition Letters
November 8, 2022
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter to Congress on Finalizing FY 2023 Appropriations for the National Institutes of Health
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Coalition Letters
October 27, 2022
Coalition for National Science Funding Letter to Congress on Finalizing FY 2023 Appropriations for the National Science Foundation
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Coalition Letters
October 27, 2022
Coalition for National Science Funding Letter Urging the Administration to Request $15.65 billion for the National Science Foundation in FY 2024
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Coalition Letters
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
October 6, 2022
Coalition for National Security Research Letter to the Secretary of Defense on Supporting Funding for Basic Research at the Department of Defense
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Coalition Letters
October 3, 2022
Community Letter to White House on Expanding Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Collection and the Federal Evidence Agenda on LGBTQI+ Equity
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Coalition Letters
September 16, 2022
Friends of NCHS Letter to Congress on FY 2023 Appropriations for the National Center for Health Statistics
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Coalition Letters
September 8, 2022
Census Project Letter to Congress on FY 2023 Funding for the Census Bureau
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Policy Analyses
August 26, 2022
Analysis of the Senate Draft FY 2023 Appropriations Bills for Federal Science Agencies
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Policy Analyses
August 19, 2022
COSSA’s Analysis of the Chips and Science Act of 2022
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Policy Analyses
August 19, 2022
Section-by-Section Analysis of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
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Coalition Letters
July 29, 2022
Ad Hoc Group Statement on Draft Senate FY 2023 Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill
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Policy Analyses
July 1, 2022
Analysis of the House FY 2023 Appropriations Bills for Federal Science Agencies
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Coalition Letters
June 21, 2022
Sign-on Letter to the Senate Supporting Action on Gun Violence Prevention and to Refrain from the Stigmatization of Mental Illness
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Coalition Letters
June 13, 2022
Sign-on Letter in Support of the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act
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Coalition Letters
May 31, 2022
Society for Behavioral Medicine Letter Calling for a National Syndemic Control Strategy
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Coalition Letters
May 25, 2022
Coalition for International Education Letter to House Appropriations on Funding for International Education and Foreign Language Programs
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Coalition Letters
May 25, 2022
Coalition for International Education Letter to Senate Appropriations on Funding for International Education and Foreign Language Studies
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Coalition Letters
May 20, 2022
Letter to Congress in Support for FY 2023 Funding for the Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Coalition Letters
May 11, 2022
Letter to Congress in Support for FY 2023 302(b) Allocations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittees
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Coalition Letters
May 10, 2022
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter to Congress in Support for FY 2023 Funding for NIH
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Coalition Letters
May 3, 2022
Sign-on Letter to Congress on FY 2023 Funding for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
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Coalition Letters
April 28, 2022
Sign-on Letter in Support for FY 2023 funding for Gun Violence Prevention Research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health
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Coalition Letters
April 28, 2022
Census Project Letter in Support for FY 2023 funding for the Census Bureau
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Coalition Letters
April 27, 2022
Sign-on Letter in Support for FY 2023 funding for the Data Modernization Initiative at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Coalition Letters
April 11, 2022
Letter to Appropriators Requesting Funding for the Research, Evaluation and Statistics Account Within the Department of Justice in FY 2023
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Coalition Letters
April 7, 2022
Friends of IES Letter to Appropriators on Funding for the Institute of Education Sciences in FY 2023
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Coalition Letters
April 7, 2022
Coalition for National Science Funding Letter to Senate Appropriators Requesting Funding for the National Science Foundation for FY 2023
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Coalition Letters
April 7, 2022
Coalition for National Science Funding Letter to House Appropriators Requesting Funding for the National Science Foundation for FY 2023
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Policy Analyses
April 1, 2022
Analysis of the President’s FY 2023 Budget Request for Social Science
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Coalition Letters
March 16, 2022
Friends of AHRQ Sign-on Letter to Senate Appropriations Requesting No Less than $500 million for AHRQ in FY 2023
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Coalition Letters
March 16, 2022
Friends of AHRQ Sign-on Letter to House Appropriations Requesting No Less than $500 million for AHRQ in FY 2023
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Policy Analyses
March 15, 2022
Analysis of Final FY 2022 Appropriations for Federal Science Agencies
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Coalition Letters
March 7, 2022
Letter on the Conferencing of International Education Program Authorization
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Coalition Letters
March 4, 2022
Letter to OMB on Revising Standards on Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity
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Coalition Letters
March 2, 2022
Letter to the Science Advisor to the President on Identifying a New NIH Director Supportive of OBSSR
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Policy Analyses
February 15, 2022
Analysis of the America COMPETES Act of 2022 (H.R. 4521)
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COSSA Statements & Press Releases
February 10, 2022
COSSA’s 2022 Legislative Agenda
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COSSA Statements & Press Releases
December 16, 2021
Statement on the Retirement of Dr. William T. Riley
Washington, D.C. — The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) and its member associations congratulate Dr. William T. Riley, Associate Director for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research and Director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), on his upcoming retirement and express our deeply felt gratitude for his 16 years of public service.
Over the course of his career, Dr. Riley has worked to amplify the contributions of behavioral and social science research (BSSR) to improving health for all. In particular, during his tenure as Director of NIH’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) starting in 2015, Dr. Riley ensured these sciences were integrated into research across the NIH’s Institutes and Centers, helping to shed light on the human dimensions of health.
Dr. Riley has also been a valued partner and conduit between NIH leadership and the external research community. Despite the many demands on his attention and his active collaboration with other federal agencies across the government, Dr. Riley was never too busy to engage in meaningful, impactful conversations with the extramural research community, whether patiently listening to concerns, raising new opportunities, or collectively strategizing ways to best promote our sciences. His receptiveness, generosity, and candor exemplify public service and the behavioral and social science research enterprise is stronger because of his leadership.
COSSA wishes Dr. Riley the very best in his retirement and thanks him for his many years of leadership in the social and behavioral sciences.
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Coalition Letters
December 10, 2021
Coalition for International Education Letter to Congress on the Reauthorization of International Education Programs Under Title VI of the Higher Education Act
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Coalition Letters
December 2, 2021
Census Project Letter to Congress on a Continuing Resolution Spending Anomaly for the U.S. Census Bureau
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Coalition Letters
December 1, 2021
Science & Technology Action Committee Letter to Congress Urging Passage of Authorization Legislation for the National Science Foundation
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Coalition Letters
November 23, 2021
Coalition for National Science Funding Letter to Congress Urging Passage of Authorization Legislation for the National Science Foundation
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Coalition Letters
November 16, 2021
Friends of IES Letter to Congress on Institute of Education Sciences Funding for FY 2022
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Coalition Letters
November 15, 2021
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter on National Institutes of Health Funding for FY 2022
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Coalition Letters
November 8, 2021
Census Project Letter to Congress on Census Bureau Funding for FY 2022
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Coalition Letters
November 5, 2021
Coalition for National Science Funding Letter to the Office of Management and Budget on R&D Priorities for FY 2023
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Coalition Letters
November 3, 2021
Sign-on Letter to Secretary of Education on International Education and Foreign Language Programs
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Coalition Letters
November 2, 2021
Coalition for National Science Funding Letter to Congress on National Science Foundation Funding for FY 2022
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Policy Analyses
October 22, 2021
Analysis of the Draft Senate FY 2022 Appropriations Bills for Federal Science Agencies
Read COSSA’s analysis.
Coalition Letters
October 21, 2021
Sign-on Letter to Congressional Leadership Urging Passage of FY 2022 Appropriations Bills
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Coalition Letters
September 21, 2021
Letter to National Academies on Recommendations for the Institute of Education Sciences
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Coalition Letters
September 10, 2021
Sign-on Letter to Congress Supporting NSF Funding in Infrastructure/Reconciliation and Appropriations Legislation
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Coalition Letters
July 22, 2021
Letter of Congratulations to Dr. Eric Lander on Confirmation as OSTP Director
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Policy Analyses
July 16, 2021
Analysis of the House FY 2022 Appropriations Bills for Federal Science Agencies
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Coalition Letters
July 14, 2021
Letter to in Support of the Nomination of Robert Santos as Director of the U.S. Census Bureau
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Hot Topic Issue Briefs
July 2, 2021
Competing Visions: The NSF for the Future Act and the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act
Summary
In June 2021, the House and Senate advanced separate versions of legislation to enhance U.S. innovation and global competitiveness. The approaches taken by the two bills, however, differ dramatically. The Senate bill focuses squarely on ways to harness and in some cases alter the nation’s scientific assets to better compete with China. The House bill, on the other hand, doubles down on the nation’s existing, proven scientific leadership and proposes additional investments to push the U.S. research enterprise—particularly the National Science Foundation—in new directions.
Despite the many differences between them, some parallels can be found; for example, both propose establishing a new directorate at the National Science Foundation focused on technology development and translational research, and both measures include substantive provisions related to research security and STEM education. Beyond that, though, many unresolved differences remain.
The following pages include COSSA’s in-depth analysis and comparison of provisions in the
National Science Foundation for the Future Act
(H.R. 2225) and the
U.S. Innovation and Competition Act
(S. 1260) that are of most relevance to the social and behavioral science community.
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Coalition Letters
June 30, 2021
Letter on Using Scientific Evidence to Address Climate Change
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Coalition Letters
June 28, 2021
Coalition for National Security Research Letter on FY 2022 Funding for Basic Research at the Department of Defense
Read the letter.
Congressional Testimony
June 24, 2021
FY 2022 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Congressional Testimony
June 23, 2021
FY 2022 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
June 17, 2021
Friends of IES Letter on FY 2022 Funding for the Institute of Education Sciences
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
June 7, 2021
Letter to House Transportation Committee in Support of Increased Funding for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
June 4, 2021
Letter to House Science Committee in Support of Increased Funding for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
May 27, 2021
Letter in Support for Federal Scientific Research and STEM Education
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Coalition Letters
May 19, 2021
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter on Investment in Medical Research Infrastructure
Read the letter.
Congressional Testimony
May 18, 2021
FY 2022 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
May 12, 2021
Coalition for International Education Letter to House Appropriators on FY 2022 Funding for HEA-Title VI and Fulbright-Hays
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
May 7, 2021
COSSA Statement in Support of the National Science Foundation for the Future Act (H.R. 2225)
The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) is pleased to endorse the bipartisan
National Science Foundation for the Future Act
(H.R. 2225), introduced by leaders of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Representatives Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Haley Stevens (D-MI), and Michael Waltz (R-FL). We are especially appreciative of the open and consultative process used to develop this important legislation and attention paid to the utility of the social and behavioral sciences in bringing scientific findings to bear on solving critical societal challenges. Further, the
NSF for the Future Act
takes a holistic approach to NSF reauthorization, recognizing that U.S. scientific leadership and competitiveness hinge not only on technological advancement, but on support for research starting at the most fundamental level and across all domains of science.
The U.S. scientific enterprise requires stability, predictability, and sustainable funding growth to thrive. Just as importantly, it requires an environment that allows it to invest in the best ideas and take risks to achieve transformative scientific advancements. The
NSF for the Future Act
authorizes five years of sustained funding growth to address years of stagnant budgets, invests in strengthening the STEM pipeline—most notably, by broadening access to research opportunities to those historically underrepresented—and proposes the establishment of a new Directorate for Science and Engineering Solutions aimed at supporting “use-inspired” research to address “areas of societal and national importance.” Further, it reaffirms peer review as the process by which the scientific merit of individual proposals is assessed, advancing the rigor, impact, and innovation that are hallmarks of world class basic research.
The legislation thoughtfully balances the critical need to preserve NSF’s defining role—to be an incubator for basic scientific discovery across all areas of science—while moving the agency in new and exciting directions. COSSA appreciates the thoughtful manner in which the legislation has proposed establishing a new directorate focused on use-inspired research to address some of the most complex societal challenges, including giving NSF leadership the responsibility to identify focus areas for the directorate. We look forward to continued engagement with the bill’s sponsors to define a role for the new directorate that complements existing NSF research activities, increases opportunities for all STEM fields—including the social and behavioral sciences—and advances the agency’s mission while adhering to its core principles of fundamental research.
Finally, COSSA applauds the attention paid to improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM and ensuring safe and inclusive research experiences free from harassment and discrimination. The legislation recognizes that broadening participation in STEM requires the dismantling of structural barriers at the institutional level—an insight research from the social and behavioral sciences has helped to illuminate. The
NSF for the Future Act
includes proposals to enhance NSF’s efforts in this regard and expand access to research opportunities by codifying the INCLUDES initiative, increasing resources for graduate training and mentorship, enhancing the Graduate Research Fellowship Program, and creating a pilot program to encourage partnerships with “emerging research institutions.”
NSF’s discovery-driven mission has enabled countless scientific breakthroughs over its more than 70-year history and will continue to guide the American scientific enterprise to new frontiers. COSSA looks forward to working with the bill’s sponsors to develop the strongest possible reauthorization for NSF that includes robust, sustained funding, promotes diversity, equity and inclusion in the scientific enterprise, and keeps the U.S. at the fore of discovery.
Read the statement.
Coalition Letters
May 7, 2021
COSSA Statement in Support of the National Science Foundation for the Future Act (H.R. 2225)
Read the letter.
Congressional Testimony
April 29, 2021
FY 2022 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
April 29, 2021
FY 2022 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
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Policy Analyses
April 27, 2021
Side-by-Side Analysis of NSF Reauthorization Legislation (117th Congress)
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
April 27, 2021
Letter on FY 2022 Investment in Data and Surveillance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Coalition Letters
April 27, 2021
Coalition for International Education Letter to Senate on Higher Education Act Title VI (International Education) Reauthorization
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Coalition Letters
April 19, 2021
Letter on FY 2022 302(b) Allocations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
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Coalition Letters
March 29, 2021
Friends of NCHS Statement on FY 2022 Funding for the National Center for Health Statistics
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Coalition Letters
March 25, 2021
Letter in Support of FY 2022 Funding for Firearm Morbidity and Mortality Prevention Research
Read the
House
version & the
Senate
version
Coalition Letters
March 24, 2021
Sign-On Letter to President Biden in Support for the RISE Act
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Coalition Letters
March 16, 2021
Friends of IES Letter on FY 2022 Funding for the Institute of Education Sciences
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Coalition Letters
March 1, 2021
CDC Coalition Letter on FY 2022 Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Coalition Letters
February 22, 2021
Friends of AHRQ Letter on FY 2022 Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Policy Analyses
February 12, 2021
Analysis of the President’s FY 2022 Budget Request for Social Science
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
February 9, 2021
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter on FY 2022 Funding for the National Institutes of Health
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
February 1, 2021
Letter Requesting Funding for a “School Pulse” Survey at the Institute of Education Sciences
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
January 21, 2021
Statement on the Biden Administration’s Appointment of Dr. Alondra Nelson as Office of Science and Technology Policy Deputy Director for Science and Society
Washington, D.C.
— The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) is greatly encouraged by the incoming Biden-Harris administration’s choice to elevate the Office of Science and Technology Policy Director’s position to the Cabinet level and especially heartened by the restoration and expansion of the Deputy Director for Science and Society position. “The choice of Dr. Alondra Nelson for the Deputy Director’s post is an outstanding one,” said Wendy Naus, COSSA’s Executive Director. “Dr. Nelson is a highly accomplished and widely recognized sociologist, whose leadership at the Social Science Research Council has been exemplary.”
The Deputy Director’s portfolio is still being developed, but featuring people prominently in the scientific equation is essential. According to Ed Liebow, COSSA’s board chair and executive director of the American Anthropological Association, “At its core, science is a never-ending and self-correcting quest for advancing our understanding of our evolving universe, a quest that is pursued by repeating a three-step cycle: predict – observe – revise our predictions. And here is where ‘society’ plays an essential role. We consider science to be ‘socially situated,’ by which we mean that at any given point in history, specific social and cultural circumstances shape the scientific problems we choose to pursue, the vantage points from which we make observations and interpret their significance, the investments we make in scientific infrastructure, and how we communicate the importance of scientific findings.”
Whether the applications of scientific research are dedicated to tackling such formidable problems as mitigating the effects of global climate change, eliminating health disparities, doing away with race-based and other forms of social injustice, preserving cultural heritage, or reducing the risk of armed conflict, COSSA stands by Dr. Nelson as she takes on this important service in the public interest.
Read the statement.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
January 15, 2021
COSSA’s 2021 Legislative Agenda
View.
Policy Analyses
December 24, 2020
Analysis of Final FY 2021 Appropriations Analysis for Federal Research Agencies
Read the Analysis
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
December 15, 2020
Putting Social and Behavioral Science to Work for America: 10 Recommendations to the Biden Administration
From COVID-19 to racial inequity, climate change to a struggling economy, a disrupted educational system to record-breaking unemployment, the country finds itself in urgent need of immediate policy solutions—solutions that are based on unbiased, sound, and reliable science. Fortunately, there is virtually no aspect of human life that cannot be informed by research in the social and behavioral sciences.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that “business as usual” policies and practices, even when it comes to science, are not enough. The Biden-Harris Administration has before it an opportunity to strengthen the U.S. scientific enterprise by making it more sustainable, diverse, and responsive to emerging needs. By investing in and utilizing social and behavioral science insights, the incoming administration can put
people
back at the center of policymaking.
The
Consortium of Social Science Associations
(COSSA) is pleased to offer the following recommendations to the incoming Biden-Harris Administration of tangible steps the administration can take to achieve meaningful results using insights derived from the social and behavioral sciences. COSSA and the social and behavioral science research community stand ready to assist the incoming administration “Build Back Better,” tackling the most critical near- and longer-term challenges with the help of science and evidence.
Read the recommendations.
Coalition Letters
December 8, 2020
Letter Urging Completion of FY 2021 Appropriations Process
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
December 4, 2020
Ad Hoc Group letter to President-elect Biden on importance and future needs of the NIH
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
November 11, 2020
Analysis of the Senate FY 2021 Appropriations Bills for Federal Science Agencies
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
November 11, 2020
Letter on the Introduction of the Saving the Civil Service Act (H.R. 8687)
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
November 11, 2020
Analysis of the Senate FY 2021 Appropriations Bills for Federal Science Agencies
Read the analysis
Hot Topic Issue Briefs
October 30, 2020
Research Security Revisited: COVID-19 & Immigration
Summary
In January 2020, COSSA released a Hot Topic titled “
Foreign Interference in the U.S. Research Enterprise & Policy Responses
,” which reported on the broad policy concerns about securing the U.S. research enterprise, foreign influence, racial bias against Chinese and Chinese-American citizens, and the wide range of actions in response to these concerns taken by the White House, federal agencies, and Congress. Since the publication of that analysis, the sudden and unprecedented global spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the early months of 2020 has had a significant impact on the policy conversations surrounding the security of the U.S. research enterprise. The global community became singularly focused on developing vaccines or other treatments for COVID-19, directing attention away from other science priorities. Furthermore, the pandemic has had other indirect impacts on research security, in some cases exacerbating existing concerns such as discrimination against Chinese citizens, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders, and a chilling effect on international research collaboration.
The following pages revisit the topics discussed earlier in the year and provide updates on activities that have since occurred, including how the global COVID-19 pandemic has affected U.S. research security activities. Readers are encouraged to read the information in the prior report for a more comprehensive look at research security efforts and concerns prior to January 2020.
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Coalition Letters
September 30, 2020
Letter on Executive Order on “Race and Sex Stereotyping”
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
September 30, 2020
Letter on Executive Order on “Race and Sex Stereotyping”
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Coalition Letters
September 24, 2020
Letter in Support of Anti-Racist Education
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Coalition Letters
September 22, 2020
Letter on Putting Science Above Politics in COVID-19 Response
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Coalition Letters
September 1, 2020
Multi-Society Letter Endorsing National Academies Study on Systemic Racism in Academia
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
August 19, 2020
Friends of AHRQ Letter on H.R. 8067, Funding AHRQ Research on COVID-19
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
August 6, 2020
Census Project Letter on Extending 2020 Census Deadline
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Coalition Letters
July 21, 2020
Friends of IES Letter on COVID-19 Supplemental Funding for the Institute of Education Sciences
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
July 17, 2020
Letter on CDC Collection of COVID-19 Patient Data
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
July 15, 2020
Analysis of the House FY 2021 Appropriations Bills for Federal Science Agencies
Read the analysis.
Policy Analyses
July 15, 2020
Analysis of the House FY 2021 Appropriations Bills for Federal Science Agencies
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
July 14, 2020
Letter on the U.S. Withdrawal from the World Health Organization
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
June 22, 2020
Census Project Letter on COVID-19 Supplemental Funding for the Census Bureau
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
June 15, 2020
CNSF Letter in Support of the Nomination of Sethuraman Panchanathan as Director of the National Science Foundation
Read the letter.
Congressional Testimony
May 22, 2020
FY 2021 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
May 18, 2020
Coalition for International Education Letter on FY 2021 Funding for HEA-Title VI and Fulbright-Hays
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
May 14, 2020
Census Project letter on FY 2021 Funding for the Census Bureau
Read the letter.
Congressional Testimony
May 8, 2020
FY 2021 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
April 20, 2020
Letter on stigmatization of Asians
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Coalition Letters
April 16, 2020
Letter on FY 2021 Appropriations for the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
April 13, 2020
Letter to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee on Science Priorities within COVID-19 Legislation
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
April 13, 2020
CNSF letter to the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee on Science Priorities within COVID-19 Legislation
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
April 7, 2020
Letter on FY 2021 Funding for the Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Coalition Letters
April 3, 2020
Letter on Investment in Data and Surveillance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Coalition Letters
April 3, 2020
Letter on data priorities within the COVID-19 response
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Policy Analyses
March 31, 2020
Analysis of Enacted COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Legislation (FY 2020)
Read the analysis
Policy Analyses
March 31, 2020
Analysis of Enacted COVID-19 Supplemental Funding Legislation (FY 2020)
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
March 30, 2020
Letter in Support of Funding for Gun Violence Prevention Research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Congressional Testimony
March 23, 2020
FY 2021 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
March 16, 2020
Friends of AHRQ Letter on FY 2021 Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
March 13, 2020
Friends of NCHS Statement on FY 2021 Funding for the National Center for Health Statistics
Read the letter.
Congressional Testimony
March 13, 2020
FY 2021 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
March 11, 2020
Letter on Delayed Bureau Justice Statistics Data Releases
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Coalition Letters
March 11, 2020
CNSF Letter on FY 2021 Funding for the National Science Foundation
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
March 10, 2020
Letter on FY 2021 302(b) Allocation for Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
February 26, 2020
CDC Coalition on FY 2021 Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
February 25, 2020
Friends of IES Letter on FY 2021 Funding for the Institute of Education Sciences
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
February 18, 2020
President’s FY 2020 Budget Request for the Department of Defense—Additional Details
Read the policy analysis.
Policy Analyses
February 12, 2020
Analysis of the President’s FY 2021 Budget Request for Social Science
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
February 12, 2020
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Statement on President’s FY 2021 Budget for NIH
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
January 29, 2020
2020 COSSA Rankings Show UNC, Michigan Leading U.S. Universities in Social Science Funding
Washington, D.C. — The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) has released its
2020 College and University Rankings for Federal Social and Behavioral Science R&D
, which highlight the top university recipients of research dollars in the social and behavioral sciences. As in previous years, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor continue to lead the nation in total federal social science research funding. UNC Chapel Hill received $135.6 million in federal social science R&D, with the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor coming in at $106.7 million. The 2020 rankings include 530 colleges and universities, representing a total of $1.9 billion in federal research investment in the social and behavioral sciences. This year’s rankings also feature a dashboard on the COSSA website that allows users to engage with an interactive map of institutions receiving social and behavioral science R&D funding.
“Our 2020 Rankings show how important the social sciences are to higher education institutions across the United States,” said Wendy Naus, COSSA Executive Director. “The federal government’s $2 billion annual investment in research in the social sciences boosts local economies around the country in the short term and leads to tangible longer-term benefits in the form of science-backed findings that make our society safer, healthier, fairer, and more secure.”
Based on federally collected data, the COSSA rankings use an inclusive selection of disciplines representing the breadth of the social and behavioral sciences to calculate the total federal R&D funding received by universities in the social and behavioral sciences. The 2020 rankings reflect spending from fiscal year 2018, the most current available data. More information on how COSSA produces its rankings is available on its
website
Top Recipients of Federal Social Science R&D Funding
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill* (NC) – $132,574,000 (#1 in 2019)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor* (MI) – $108,666,000 (#2 in 2019)
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities* (MN) – $47,121,000 (#3 in 2019)
University of Maryland, College Park* (MD) – $45,712,000 (#4 in 2019)
University of Southern California (CA) – $34,943,000 (#9 in 2019)
University of Washington, Seattle (WA) – $33,484,000 (#6 in 2019)
Arizona State University* (AZ) – $33,327,000 (#12 in 2019)
Pennsylvania State University, University Park and Hershey Medical Center* (PA) – $33,313,000 (#5 in 2019)
Boston University* (MA) – $31,900,000 (#25 in 2019)
New York University (NY) – $30,155,000 (#8 in 2019)
* Denotes COSSA member
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COSSA Statements & Press Releases
January 28, 2020
Comment to the White House National Science and Technology Council on the Joint Committee on the Research Environment (JCORE)
Read the comment.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
January 21, 2020
Letter Supporting Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan’s Nomination to lead the National Science Foundation
Read the letter.
Hot Topic Issue Briefs
January 16, 2020
Foreign Interference in the U.S. Research Enterprise & Policy Responses
Summary
In recent years, United States federal research agencies have faced growing concerns of reports of U.S. research and intellectual property being stolen, illegally transferred, or tampered with by foreign governments, notably the Chinese government. These agencies have employed a variety of methods to protect research from foreign interference, including commissioning reports for policy recommendations, requesting information from the research community on potential bad actors, issuing clarifying statements on the federal grant application process, and tightening regulations on various parts of the research infrastructure. However, some of these policies—which affect universities and researchers from all disciplines—have been criticized both for creating a chilling effect on the open and collaborative nature of the research community and for unjustly singling out researchers of Chinese descent.
The following pages detail the latest threats of foreign influence on the U.S. research enterprise as well as actions taken across the federal government to address them. As this is a developing story with agencies continuing to develop policies in response, COSSA will be closely monitoring efforts to harmonize agency policies, address concerns of racial bias against Chinese scientists, and protect the open nature of the U.S. research enterprise.
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Policy Analyses
December 19, 2019
Analysis of Final FY 2020 Appropriations for Federal Research Agencies
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
December 6, 2019
Census Project letter on FY 2020 Funding for the Census Bureau
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
December 4, 2019
Letter Urging Completion of FY 2020 Appropriations Process
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Coalition Letters
November 18, 2019
Letter on Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture Relocation
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
November 15, 2019
Friends of IES Letter on FY 2020 Funding for the Institute of Education Sciences
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Coalition Letters
November 5, 2019
Friends of IES Letter on Research Topics
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Coalition Letters
October 25, 2019
Letter on the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
October 25, 2019
CNSF Letter on FY 2020 Funding for the National Science Foundation
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
October 24, 2019
Coalition for International Education Letter on Higher Education Act Title VI (International Education) Reauthorization
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
October 24, 2019
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter on FY 2020 Funding for the National Institutes of Health
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
October 21, 2019
Letter on FY 2020 Funding for the Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Coalition Letters
October 17, 2019
Friends of AHRQ Letter on FY 2020 Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
October 17, 2019
Letter on Missing Bureau of Justice Statistics Reports
Read the
letter
and the
response
Policy Analyses
October 1, 2019
Analysis of the Senate FY 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Policy Analyses
September 27, 2019
Analysis of the Senate FY 2020 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Policy Analyses
September 23, 2019
Analysis of the Senate FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
September 3, 2019
COSSA Statement in Support of the
Improving Justice Programs through Science Act of 2019
(S. 2286/H.R. 3989)
The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) supports the
Improving Justice Programs through Science Act of 2019
(S. 2286 and H.R. 3989) as introduced by Senator Brian Schatz and Representative Madeleine Dean. The bill would reestablish the Science Advisory Board within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) at the Department of Justice, the charter of which lapsed in 2018 under the Trump Administration.  As an organization that works to promote and advance the role the social and behavioral sciences play in informing policy, COSSA recognizes that having an active science advisory body within the Department of Justice will help ensure criminal justice policies are backed by evidence.
Since its 2010 authorization, the OJP Science Advisory Board worked with staff at the Department of Justice to create guidelines for implementing and evaluating efforts to reduce crime, strategies to address diminishing response rates to critical Department of Justice surveys, and methods for police departments to better communicate with the communities they serve. As the government responds to complex and shifting dynamics in the legal landscape, including implementing criminal justice reform legislation, addressing the challenges of the opioid epidemic, and understanding the impact of new technologies on crime and policing, it is more important than ever that the Department of Justice have ready access to scientific expertise. The
Improving Justice Programs through Science Act
would help to restore science and evidence to its rightful place in helping to guide criminal justice policy.
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Coalition Letters
September 3, 2019
Letter on the Improving Justice Programs through Science Act
Read the
House (H.R. 3989)
and
Senate (S. 2286)
letters.
Policy Analyses
August 26, 2019
State of Play: FY 2020 Appropriations for Social Science Research
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
July 24, 2019
Census Project Letter on FY 2020 Funding for the Census Bureau
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
July 12, 2019
Statement on the Trump Administration’s Decision to Stop Efforts to Add Citizenship to the 2020 Census
Read the statement.
Coalition Letters
June 27, 2019
Letter on Investment in Data and Surveillance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
June 27, 2019
Analysis of the Supreme Court Census Ruling in Department of Commerce v. New York
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
June 26, 2019
Letter on Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture Relocation
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
June 17, 2019
Census Project Letter on FY 2020 Funding for the Census Bureau
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
June 11, 2019
Analysis of the House FY 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Congressional Testimony
June 3, 2019
FY 2020 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Read the testimony
Coalition Letters
May 30, 2019
Letter in Support of H.R. 3038, the Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
May 28, 2019
Friends of IES Letter on Proposed Priorities for the Institute of Education Sciences
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
May 28, 2019
Coalition for International Education Letter on FY 2020 Funding for HEA-Title VI and Fulbright-Hays
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
May 22, 2019
Analysis of the House FY 2020 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
May 14, 2019
Coalition for International Education Letter on HEA/Title VI Reauthorization
Read the letter.
Congressional Testimony
May 9, 2019
FY 2020 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Policy Analyses
May 9, 2019
Analysis of the FY 2020 House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
April 25, 2019
Statement on the Impacts of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 and 2021 Budget Caps on Social Science Research
Read the statement.
Coalition Letters
April 16, 2019
Census Project Letter on FY 2020 Funding for the Census Bureau
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
April 12, 2019
Letter on FY 2020 Budget Caps
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
April 12, 2019
COSSA to Present 2019 Distinguished Service Award, Public Impact Award to Champions of Evidence-Based Policymaking
Read the press release.
Congressional Testimony
April 9, 2019
FY 2020 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
April 5, 2019
Friends of Agricultural Statistics and Analysis House Testimony on FY 2020 Appropriations for the Economic Research Service and National Agricultural Statistics Service
Read the letter.
Congressional Testimony
April 4, 2019
FY 2020 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
April 2, 2019
NDD United Letter on FY 2020 Budget Caps
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Policy Analyses
March 29, 2019
President’s FY 2020 Budget Request for the Department of Commerce—Additional Details
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
March 28, 2019
CNSF Letter on FY 2020 Budget Caps
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
March 25, 2019
Letter on Investment in Data and Surveillance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Policy Analyses
March 21, 2019
Analysis of the President’s FY 2020 Budget Request for Social Science
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
March 15, 2019
Friends of NCHS Statement on FY 2020 Funding for the National Center for Health Statistics
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
March 15, 2019
Comment to the White House Office of Management and Budget on the Inclusion of a Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census
Read the statement.
Coalition Letters
March 14, 2019
CNSF Letter on FY 2020 Funding for the National Science Foundation
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
March 14, 2019
Friends of IES Letter on FY 2020 Funding for the Institute of Education Sciences
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
March 7, 2019
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Statement on President’s FY 2020 Budget for NIH
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
March 7, 2019
Friends of AHRQ Letter on FY 2020 Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
March 4, 2019
CDC Coalition on FY 2020 Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
February 25, 2019
CNSF Letter on the Completion of FY 2019 Appropriations
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
February 22, 2019
Comment on the Proposed NIH Definition of “Behavioral and Social Sciences Research”
Read the comment.
Coalition Letters
February 21, 2019
Letter in Support of Funding for Gun Violence Prevention Research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
February 15, 2019
Comment on the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) 2020-2024 Strategic Plan
Read the comment.
Policy Analyses
February 15, 2019
Analysis of the Final FY 2019 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
February 8, 2019
Statement on the Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy (IDEA) Act (S. 358)
Read the statement.
Coalition Letters
February 1, 2019
Letter on Report Language Related to the Realignment/Relocation of the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Read the
Full Committee
and
Agriculture Subcommittee
letters.
Coalition Letters
January 30, 2019
Comment on Proposed Amendments to Title IX Implementing Regulations
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Coalition Letters
January 23, 2019
CNSF Letter Calling for an End to the Government Shutdown
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
January 18, 2019
Statement on the Passage of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018
Read the statement.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
January 15, 2019
2019 COSSA Rankings Show UNC, Michigan Leading U.S. Universities in Social Science Funding
Read the statement.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
January 3, 2019
Statement on the Combatting Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019 (H.R. 36)
Read the statement.
Coalition Letters
December 14, 2018
Letter in Support of the Nomination of Steven Dillingham as Census Bureau Director
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
December 12, 2018
Letter to Secretary Ross on Census Data Confidentiality Protections
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Coalition Letters
November 13, 2018
Letter on Realignment/Relocation of the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
November 12, 2018
Letter on NIH Clinical Trials Policy
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
November 12, 2018
Statement on the NIH Definition of “Clinical Trials”
Read the statement.
Coalition Letters
October 16, 2018
Thank-You Letter to Appropriators for Medical and Public Health Research Funding in FY 2019
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
October 10, 2018
Letter on Realignment/Relocation of the Economic Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
October 8, 2018
Comment on Including Sexual Orientation and Gender Identify Measures on NSF’s Survey of Doctorate Recipients
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
October 2, 2018
Friends of NCHS Executive Committee Letter on FY 2020 Funding for the National Center for Health Statistics
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
October 2, 2018
Statement on the Combatting Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2018 (H.R. 7031)
Read the statement.
Policy Analyses
September 28, 2018
Analysis of the Final FY 2019 Labor, Health Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
September 25, 2018
Letter on FY 2019 Funding for the Bureau of Economic Analysis
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
September 7, 2018
Friends of AHRQ Letter on FY 2019 Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
September 6, 2018
Letter on Relocating the National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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Coalition Letters
August 28, 2018
AAEA Letter on Protecting the Economic Research Service
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Coalition Letters
August 28, 2018
FASA Letter on Protecting the Economic Research Service
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Appropriators
and
Authorizers
letter.
Policy Analyses
August 24, 2018
State of Play: FY 2019 Appropriations for Social Science Research
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
August 20, 2018
Letter in Support of the Nomination of Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
August 13, 2018
Comment on Including Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Measures on NSF’s National STEM Workforce Surveys
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
August 7, 2018
Comment on the Inclusion of a Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
August 7, 2018
Comment on the Inclusion of a Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census
Read the statement.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
August 1, 2018
Statement on the 2020 Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy (IDEA) Act (S. 2578)
Read the statement.
Policy Analyses
July 22, 2018
Analysis of the FY 2019 Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
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Coalition Letters
July 16, 2018
Letter on EPA’s “Science Transparency” Rule
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Policy Analyses
July 12, 2018
Analysis of the FY 2019 House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Policy Analyses
June 25, 2018
Analysis of the White House Reform Plan and Reorganization Recommendations
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Coalition Letters
June 22, 2018
CNSF Statement on FY 2019 Senate CJS Appropriations
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Policy Analyses
June 15, 2018
Analysis of the Senate FY 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
June 4, 2018
Census Project Letter to Senate Appropriators on FY 2019 Funding for the Census Bureau
Read the letter.
Congressional Testimony
May 29, 2018
FY 2019 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Policy Analyses
May 29, 2018
Analysis of the House and Senate FY 2019 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills
Read the policy analysis.
Congressional Testimony
May 24, 2018
FY 2019 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
May 24, 2018
Letter on Proposed Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visa Processing Changes
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Coalition Letters
May 23, 2018
CNSF Statement on FY 2019 House CJS Appropriations
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COSSA Statements & Press Releases
May 21, 2018
Comment on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects: Proposed Six Month Delay
Read the statement.
Policy Analyses
May 18, 2018
Analysis of the House FY 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
May 7, 2018
Letter on Autonomy and Independence for the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics (PRIS)
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
May 7, 2018
Friends of NCHS Letter on FY 2019 Funding for the National Center for Health Statistics
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
May 1, 2018
Census Project Letter on FY 2019 Funding for the Census Bureau
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
May 1, 2018
Letter on FY 2019 Funding for the Bureau of Economic Analysis
Read the letter.
Congressional Testimony
April 27, 2018
FY 2019 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Policy Analyses
April 27, 2018
President’s FY 2019 Budget Request for HHS Agencies, NIH—Additional Details
Read the policy analysis.
Congressional Testimony
April 26, 2018
FY 2019 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Read the testimony
Coalition Letters
April 12, 2018
Letter on Oversight Hearing on Census Citizenship Question
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House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
April 12, 2018
CNSF Letter on FY 2019 Funding for the National Science Foundation
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Coalition Letters
April 9, 2018
CDC Coalition Letter on FY 2019 Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
March 28, 2018
COSSA to Present 2018 Distinguished Service Award to Rep. Dan Lipinski, NIH’s Bill Riley
Read the statement.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
March 28, 2018
COSSA to Present 2018 Distinguished Service Award to Rep. Dan Lipinski, NIH’s Bill Riley
Read the statement.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
March 27, 2018
Statement on the Impact of a Citizenship Question in the 2020 Decennial Census
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Coalition Letters
March 27, 2018
Friends of AHRQ Letter on FY 2019 Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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House
and
Senate
letters.
Policy Analyses
March 22, 2018
Analysis of the Final FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
March 19, 2018
Friends of BLS Letter on FY 2019 Funding for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
March 12, 2018
Coalition for International Education Letter on FY 2018 and FY 2019 Funding for HEA-Title VI and Fulbright-Hays
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
March 1, 2018
President’s FY 2019 Budget Request for the National Science Foundation— Additional Details
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
February 27, 2018
Friends of IES Letter on FY 2018 Funding for the Institute of Education Sciences
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
February 16, 2018
Analysis of the President’s FY 2019 Budget Request for Social and Behavioral Science
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
January 24, 2018
NDD United Letter on Sequestration and FY 2018 Budget Caps
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
January 10, 2018
Leadership Conference Letter on Department of Justice Request to Add a Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
January 8, 2018
Friends of AHRQ Letter on FY 2018 Appropriations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
January 4, 2018
UNC, Michigan Continue to Lead U.S. Universities in Social Science Funding According to New COSSA Rankings
Read the statement.
Coalition Letters
January 2, 2018
Letter on the Conceal Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38)
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
December 19, 2017
AAAS Letter on Reports of “Banned Words” in CDC Budget Documents
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
December 18, 2017
Letter on Reports of “Banned Words” in CDC Budget Documents
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
December 11, 2017
Coalition for International Education Letter on International Education in the PROSPER Act (H.R. 4508)
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
December 4, 2017
Coalition for International Education Letter on FY 2018 Appropriations for Title VI and Fulbright-Hays
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
November 16, 2017
Census Project Letter on FY 2018 Census Funding
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
November 15, 2017
AAAS Multi-Society Letter on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
November 13, 2017
Letter on the Foundations for Evidence Based Policymaking Act (H.R. 4174, S. 2046)
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
November 2, 2017
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter on FY 2018 Budget Caps and National Institutes of Health Funding
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
October 27, 2017
Letter to NIH Director on Clinical Trial Policy
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
October 17, 2017
Letter on White House Immigration and Visa Policy
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
October 11, 2017
Statement on the Final Report of the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking
Read the statement.
Hot Topic Issue Briefs
October 3, 2017
New NIH “Clinical Trials” Definition to Impact Basic Social and Behavioral Science Research
Summary
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been working for the last few years to enhance its stewardship of and increase transparency over the clinical trials it funds. The agency, which is the largest funder of clinical trials in the U.S., issued a Notice of Revised NIH Definition of “Clinical Trial” (
NOT-OD-15-015
) in late 2014 laying out a new, expanded definition to govern which research projects are to be categorized as a “clinical trial” from here on out.
Read more.
Policy Analyses
September 11, 2017
Analysis of the FY 2018 Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
September 1, 2017
Census Project Letter on FY 2018 Census Funding
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
August 18, 2017
Letter on FY 2018 Conference Agreement for the Bureau of Economic Analysis
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
August 18, 2017
Letter on Bureau of Labor Statistics Leadership, Funding, and Staffing
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
August 14, 2017
Comment to Senate Commerce Committee on Maximizing the Impact of Basic Research
Read the statement.
Coalition Letters
August 10, 2017
Coalition for International Education Letter on Higher Education Act Title VI (International Education) Reauthorization
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Policy Analyses
July 28, 2017
Analysis of the FY 2018 Senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Policy Analyses
July 25, 2017
Analysis of the FY 2018 House & Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Policy Analyses
July 20, 2017
Analysis of the FY 2018 House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
July 18, 2017
Inter-Coalition Letter on Raising Spending Caps
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
July 14, 2017
Analysis of the FY 2018 House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
July 11, 2017
Letter on Raising Spending Caps
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
July 10, 2017
Letter on FY 2018 Funding for the Bureau of Economic Analysis
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Coalition Letters
June 21, 2017
Letter on FY 2018 Funding for Department of Agriculture Research, Education, and Economics Agencies
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
June 7, 2017
Census Project Letter on Appointment of Director of the Census Bureau
Read the letter.
Congressional Testimony
June 2, 2017
FY 2018 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
June 2, 2017
Letter on Bureau of Transportation Statistics Budget Autonomy
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
May 26, 2017
Analysis of the President’s FY 2018 Budget Request for Social and Behavioral Science
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
May 25, 2017
Letter on Appointment of Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
May 22, 2017
Friends of NCHS Letter on FY 2018 Funding for the National Center for Health Statistics
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
May 12, 2017
Friends of Agricultural Statistics and Analysis Testimony on FY 2018 Appropriations for the Economic Research Service and National Agricultural Statistics Service
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House
and
Senate
letters.
Congressional Testimony
May 11, 2017
FY 2018 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
May 9, 2017
Letter on Appointment of Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and FY 2018 Funding
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
May 8, 2017
Letter on FY 2018 302(b) Allocation for Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
May 2, 2017
Analysis of the Final FY 2017 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
May 1, 2017
Friends of NIMHD Letter on FY 2018 Funding for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
April 24, 2017
Census Project Letter on FY 2017 and FY 2018 Funding for the 2020 Census and the American Community Survey
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
April 24, 2017
Scientific Community Statement on the March for Science
Read the letter.
Congressional Testimony
April 21, 2017
FY 2018 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
April 18, 2017
CDC Coalition Letter on FY 2018 Funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
April 6, 2017
Letter on Final FY 2017 and FY 2018 Funding for Federal R&D Programs
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
April 5, 2017
Letter on OPEN Government Data Act (S. 760, H.R. 1770)
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
April 5, 2017
Friends of AHRQ Letter on FY 2018 Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
March 29, 2017
COSSA Presents 2017 Distinguished Service Award to Senators Cory Gardner and Gary Peters
Read the statement.
Coalition Letters
March 16, 2017
Letter in Support of Funding for Federal Statistics and Data
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
March 16, 2017
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Statement on President’s FY 2018 Budget for NIH
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
March 16, 2017
Trump Administration Releases Preliminary Details on FY 2018 Budget
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
March 10, 2017
Friends of IES Letter on FY 2018 Funding for the Institute of Education Sciences
Read the letter.
Congressional Testimony
March 8, 2017
FY 2018 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
March 6, 2017
Letter on Data Implications of the Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017 (H.R. 482)
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
February 24, 2017
COSSA Joins March for Science
Read the statement.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
February 22, 2017
Letter to House and Senate Appropriators on Final FY 2017 CJS Funding
Read the statement.
Coalition Letters
February 21, 2017
Letter on Data Implications of the Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017 (S. 103, H.R. 482)
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
February 7, 2017
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter on Final FY 2017 Funding for the National Institutes of Health
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
January 31, 2017
Multi-Society Letter on Immigration Executive Action
Read the letter.
Hot Topic Issue Briefs
January 24, 2017
HHS Announces Final Changes to Human Subjects Research Regulations
Summary
During the final days of the Obama Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the
final text
for its changes to the Common Rule, the regulations that govern research with human subjects, completing a revision process started in 2011. The Common Rule, which was last updated in 1991, affects research supported by 16 federal departments and agencies, including the Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Defense, Education, Commerce, Labor, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the National Science Foundation.
Read more.
Coalition Letters
December 13, 2016
Census Project Letter to President-Elect on 2020 Census Priorities
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
December 8, 2016
New COSSA Rankings Show UNC, Michigan Lead the Nation in Federal Social Science Funding
Read the statement.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
December 1, 2016
Social and Behavioral Science Research: Ten Recommendations for the 45th President of the United States
Read the statement.
Coalition Letters
November 30, 2016
Census Project Letter in Support of a Funding Anomoloy for the Census Bureau in the FY 2017 Continuing Resolution
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
November 29, 2016
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter on the 21st Century Cures Act Innovation Fund
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
November 28, 2016
Letter on Final FY 2017 Funding for the Bureau of Economic Analysis
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
November 23, 2016
Multi-Society CEO Letter to Transition Team on Naming a Science Advisor
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
November 17, 2016
Letter on Final FY 2017 Funding for the National Institutes of Health
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
November 16, 2016
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter on Final FY 2017 Funding for the National Institutes of Health
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
November 12, 2016
Coalition for International Education: Letters on FY 2016 funding for International Education and Foreign Language Studies
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
November 8, 2016
Letter to House and Senate Appropriators on Final FY 2017 Funding for the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, and Census Bureau
Read the statement.
November 2, 2016
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter on Innovation fund and Final FY 2017 Funding for the National Institutes of Health
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
October 25, 2016
Research Community Letter on Final FY 2017 Funding for the Institute of Education Sciences
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
October 17, 2016
Census Project Letter on Final FY 2017 Funding for the Census Bureau
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
October 12, 2016
Friends of AHRQ Letter on Final FY 2017 Funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
October 12, 2016
Friends of NCHS Letter on Final FY 2017 Funding for the National Center for Health Statistics
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
September 7, 2016
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter on Final FY 2017 Funding for the National Institutes of Health
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
August 22, 2016
State of Play: Authorization Bills of the 114th Congress
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
August 19, 2016
Census Project Letter Supporting Funding Anomaly for the Census Bureau in FY 2017 Continuing Resolution
Read the letter.
Hot Topic Issue Briefs
August 5, 2016
Reducing the Regulatory Burden on Federally-Funded Researchers
Summary
Over the past several years, the scientific community and policymakers alike have become increasingly concerned about the amount of time and resources scientists must devote to administrative tasks in order to apply for and comply with the terms of federal research grants. Lengthy application processes with pre- and post-award requirements, complex accreditation mechanisms, complicated accounting and purchasing regulations, and reporting requirements are just some of the burdensome requirements on federally-funded researchers.
Stakeholders in the federal government and scientific community are seeking a remedy, but finding one has proven difficult.
The following pages discuss some of the major efforts made in recent years to better understand issues of regulatory burden and to begin to develop roadmaps for addressing it. As you will read, there is no shortage of ideas, but given the complexity of the topic and the many players—federal agencies, Congress, research institutions, and researchers themselves—the path to relief is less clear.
Read more.
Policy Analyses
July 18, 2016
State of Play: FY 2017 Funding for Social Science Research
Read the policy analysis.
Policy Analyses
July 14, 2016
Analysis of the FY 2017 House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Policy Analyses
June 27, 2016
Analysis of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act (S. 3084), as Introduced in the Senate
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
June 27, 2016
Coalition for International Education Letter to House Appropriators on Senate FY 2017 International Education Proposal
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
June 14, 2016
Thank You Letter to House and Senate Appropriators for FY 2017 Proposals for the National Science Foundation
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Policy Analyses
June 10, 2016
Analysis of the FY 2017 Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
June 10, 2016
Census Project Letter Opposing Any Amendments to Reduce the Census Bureau Budget for FY 2017
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Policy Analyses
May 24, 2016
Analysis of the FY 2017 House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Policy Analyses
May 20, 2016
Analysis of the FY 2017 Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
May 20, 2016
Friends of NICHD Letter on Zika Research Funding
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
May 10, 2016
Friends of NICHD FY 2017 Appropriations Request for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
April 26, 2016
Coalition for International Education Letter to Department of Education Officials on FLAS graduate Eligibility Policy
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
April 22, 2016
Analysis of the FY 2017 Senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Policy Analyses
April 19, 2016
Analysis of the FY 2017 House Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
Read the policy analysis.
Congressional Testimony
April 15, 2016
FY 2017 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Congressional Testimony
April 15, 2016
FY 2017 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
April 15, 2016
Friends of NICHD Testimony on FY 2017 Appropriations for the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
April 6, 2016
Letter to Appropriators on Funding and Ending the Ban on CDC Gun Violence Prevention Research
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
April 4, 2016
Friends of NICHD Letter to NICHD Director Search Committee
Read the letter.
Congressional Testimony
March 31, 2016
FY 2017 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Congressional Testimony
March 25, 2016
FY 2017 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
Read the testimony.
Coalition Letters
March 11, 2016
Friends of Agricultural Statistics and Analysis FY 2017 Appropriations Request for the Economic Research Service and National Agricultural Statistics Service
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
March 10, 2016
Friends of AHRQ FY 2017 Appropriations Request for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
March 9, 2016
Friends of NCHS FY 2017 Appropriations Request for the National Center for Health Statistics
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
March 7, 2016
Friends of Labor Statistics FY 2017 Appropriations Request for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
March 3, 2016
Coalition for International Education FY 2017 Appropriations Request for International Education and Foreign Language Studies
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
March 3, 2016
FY 2017 Appropriations Request for the Bureau of Economic Analysis
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
March 1, 2016
CDC Coalition FY 2017 Request for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Read the letters.
Coalition Letters
February 25, 2016
Friends of IES FY 2017 Appropriations Request for the Institute of Education Sciences
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House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
February 24, 2016
Letter to Search Committee for NIMH Director
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
February 22, 2016
FY 2017 302(b) Allocation for Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
February 19, 2016
Analysis of the of the President’s FY 2017 Budget Request for Social and Behavioral Science
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
February 18, 2016
Census Project FY 2017 Appropriations Request for the Census Bureau
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
February 3, 2016
Response to FY 2016 Trans-NIH Plan for HIV-Related Research
Read the letter.
COSSA Statements & Press Releases
January 6, 2016
Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects or the “Common Rule” (joint comments with AERA and ICPSR)
Read the statement.
Coalition Letters
December 18, 2015
Thank You Letter for FY 2016 Funding for the Bureau of Economic Analysis
Read the letter.
Policy Analyses
December 17, 2015
Analysis of the FY 2016 Omnibus Appropriations Bill and Implications for Social and Behavioral Science Research [AHRQ, BLS, Census, CDC, USDA, Education, NIJ, BJS, NIH, NSF]
Read the policy analysis.
Coalition Letters
December 12, 2015
Letter on Ending Ban on Gun Violence Research
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
December 1, 2015
Letter on Ending Ban on Funding for CDC Gun Violence Prevention Research
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
November 16, 2015
CDC Coalition: Letter on Final FY 2016 Funding
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
November 12, 2015
Letter on FY 2016 Conference Agreement for the Bureau of Economic Analysis
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
November 9, 2015
Friends of Agricultural Statistics and Analysis: Letter on FY 2016 Appropriations for USDA Statistical Agencies
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
November 2, 2015
Multi-Coalition Letter on Lifting Budget Caps and FY 2016 Science Funding
Read the letter.
Coalition Letters
November 2, 2015
Coalition for International Education: Letter of Support for Association of American International Colleges and Universities Amendment to Higher Education Act Title I
Read the
House
and
Senate
letters.
Coalition Letters
October 28, 2015
Thank You Letter for Census Quarterly Financial Report Reauthorization
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House
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Coalition Letters
October 22, 2015
Friends of AHRQ: Sequestration Relief and Restoration of AHRQ’s FY 2016 Budget
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House
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Senate
letters.
October 16, 2015
Coalition for International Education: Proposal for Reauthorization of Higher Education Act, Title VI (International Education)
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letters.
Coalition Letters
October 9, 2015
Letter on Reauthorization of Census Bureau Quarterly Financial Report
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Coalition Letters
September 10, 2015
NDD United: Letter on Lifting Sequestration
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Coalition Letters
September 10, 2015
Letter on proposed FY 2016 cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences
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Coalition Letters
August 10, 2015
Letter on Proposed Amendment to Improve Conference Travel Flexibility, Senate Appropriations Leadership, Amendment Sponsors
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COSSA Statements & Press Releases
July 31, 2015
Statement on the Scientific Research in the National Interest Act (H.R. 3293)
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Coalition Letters
July 20, 2015
Coalition for International Education: Letters on FY 2016 Labor, HHS, Education Bills
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Coalition Letters
July 9, 2015
Friends of Agricultural Statistics and Analysis: Letter on House FY 2016 Agriculture Bill
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July 6, 2015
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research: Recommendations to the Senate HELP Committee
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COSSA Statements & Press Releases
July 2, 2015
Statement on the House & Senate FY 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts
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Policy Analyses
June 30, 2015
Analysis of the FY 2016 House & Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills [NIH, AHRQ, CDC, BLS, IES]
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Policy Analyses
June 18, 2015
Preliminary Analysis of the FY 2016 House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act [NIH, AHRQ, CDC, BLS, IES]
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Hot Topic Issue Briefs
June 15, 2015
Scientific Organizations Reflect on Building “Trust in Science”
Summary
The scientific community has been grappling with topics related to science communication and public trust in science lately. According to Pew Research Associate Director Cary Funk, the public generally has confidence in both the institution of science and scientists as a profession. However, when it comes to specific science-related issues like evolution, attitudes become more varied and may be correlated with factors like political ideology, education, and religiosity, depending on the topic. There is certainly a sense that “science” has been on the defensive lately as public policy debates on climate change, childhood vaccinations, and genetically modified foods generate controversy and incidents like the high-profile retraction of a study on attitudes toward same-sex marriage grab headlines.
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Policy Analyses
June 12, 2015
Analysis of the FY 2016 Senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill [NSF, Census, BJS, NIJ]
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COSSA Statements & Press Releases
May 28, 2015
Statement on the House FY 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
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Policy Analyses
May 19, 2015
Analysis of the FY 2016 House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill [NSF, Census, BJS, NIJ]
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Policy Analyses
May 13, 2015
House FY 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill: Preliminary Analysis [NSF, Census]
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Congressional Testimony
April 30, 2015
FY 2016 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
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Coalition Letters
April 29, 2015
Coalition for International Education: FY 2016 Appropriations Request for HEA-Title VI and Fulbright Hays
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Coalition Letters
April 21, 2015
AAAS: Scientific Conference Participation and Travel
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Coalition Letters
April 20, 2015
Coalition for Health Funding: FY 2016 302(b) Allocation for Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies
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Coalition Letters
April 17, 2015
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research: FY 2016 Budget Resolution Reserve Fund to Support the National Institutes of Health
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COSSA Statements & Press Releases
April 17, 2015
Statement on the House America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1806)
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Congressional Testimony
April 8, 2015
FY 2016 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
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Congressional Testimony
April 3, 2015
FY 2016 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
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Coalition Letters
April 2, 2015
Friends of Labor Statistics: FY 2016 Appropriations Request for the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Coalition Letters
March 27, 2015
Friends of Agricultural Statistics and Analysis: FY 2016 Appropriations Request for the Economic Research Service and National Agricultural Statistics Service
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Senate
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Congressional Testimony
March 26, 2015
FY 2016 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
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Coalition Letters
March 23, 2015
Friends of NCHS: FY 2016 Appropriations Request for the National Center for Health Statistics
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Coalition Letters
March 23, 2015
CDC Coalition: FY 2016 Appropriations Request for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Coalition Letters
March 23, 2015
Friends of AHRQ: FY 2016 Appropriations Request for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Senate
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Coalition Letters
March 16, 2015
AAAS: Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 (H.R. 1030)
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Coalition Letters
March 6, 2015
Friends of IES: FY 2016 Appropriations Request for the Institute of Education Sciences
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Senate
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Coalition Letters
March 3, 2015
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research: FY 2016 Appropriations Request for the National Institutes of Health
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Policy Analyses
February 24, 2015
Analysis of the of the President’s FY 2016 Budget Request for Social and Behavioral Science
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Policy Analyses
December 12, 2014
Analysis of the Final FY 2015 Omnibus Appropriations Bill and Implications for Social and Behavioral Science [AHRQ, BEA, Census, BLS, CDC, NIFA, ERS, NASS, Dept. of Education, BJS, NIJ, NIH, NSF]
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COSSA Statements & Press Releases
December 9, 2014
Letter to U.S. Department of Commerce on Proposed Elimination of American Community Survey Questions
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Coalition Letters
December 2, 2014
CPR Letter in Support of NIH Peer Review
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Coalition Letters
November 12, 2014
Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Letter to Congress in Support of FY 2015 Omnibus Spending Bill
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COSSA Statements & Press Releases
October 26, 2014
Letter to National Children’s Study Working Group
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Coalition Letters
September 8, 2014
Letter on the Conference Accountability Act of 2014 (S. 1347)
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COSSA Statements & Press Releases
August 8, 2014
Statement on the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2014 (S. 2757)
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Policy Analyses
July 31, 2014
Analysis of the FY 2015 Senate Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill and Implications for Social and Behavioral Science [NIH, AHRQ, CDC, BLS, IES, Dept. of Education]
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Coalition Letters
June 17, 2014
CAHT-BSSR Letter to House Appropriations Subcommittee
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Policy Analyses
June 16, 2014
Analysis of the FY 2015 House and Senate Agriculture Appropriations Bills and Implications for Social and Behavioral Science [NIFA, ERS, NASS]
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Policy Analyses
June 12, 2014
Preliminary Details of the FY 2015 Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill [NIH, CDC, AHRQ]
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Policy Analyses
June 6, 2014
Analysis of the FY 2015 Senate Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill and Implications for Social and Behavioral Science [NSF, BJS, NIJ, Census, BEA]
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Congressional Testimony
May 23, 2014
FY 2015 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
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Policy Analyses
May 8, 2014
Analysis of the FY 2015 House Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill and Implications for Social and Behavioral Science [NSF, BJS, NIJ, Census, BEA]
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Policy Analyses
May 5, 2014
FY 2015 Appropriations Bills Begin Moving in the House [NSF, BJS, NIJ, Census]
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Congressional Testimony
April 24, 2014
Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee on “Driving Innovation through Federal Investments”
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Congressional Testimony
April 23, 2014
FY 2015 Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
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Policy Analyses
April 7, 2014
Analysis of the of the President’s FY 2015 Budget Request for Social and Behavioral Science
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Congressional Testimony
March 31, 2014
FY 2015 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies
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Congressional Testimony
March 28, 2014
FY 2015 Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
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