Policy Efforts in 2025
See our most recent letters to Congress, responses to federal agency calls for information, nominations, and other actions we've taken for our members.
How We Serve Our Members
We help advance our members' priorities by working with dozens of other societies and organizations, in coalition. We regularly meet with U.S federal officials and members of U.S. Congress. We sign on to letters, respond to federal level calls for information, nominate SRCD members to federal positions and more.
see our policy priorities see our coalition partners science advocacy homepage
See SRCD's 2025 Public Letters:
Request and Support for Federal Funding
- Coalition Letter to U.S. Appropriators Requesting NIH funding on final FY25
Read Coalition letter here, sent on February 25th
Responses to Specific Programs and Policies
- COPAFS led letter to the U.S. Congress on Protecting and Preserving Public Access to Federal Data
Read COPAFS led letter here, sent on February 11th - Coalition Letter to the U.S. Congress Regarding IES Contracts Cancellation
Read Coalition letter here, sent on February 13th - SRCD Letter to U.S. Senate Leadership on House of Representatives—agreed Budget Reconciliation
Read SRCD letter here, sent on March 4th - Coalition Letter to U.S. Congress on IES Research, Data Cuts and ED Student Privacy Protections
Read Coalition Letter here, sent on March 10th - Coalition Statement on the Impacts and Safety of Vaccines
Read Statement here, published on March 20th - Coalition Letter to Congressional Leadership on Federal Education Data, Statistics and Research
Read Coalition letter here, sent on March 25th
Check back for updates and more sign on letters regarding policies and practices impacting our scientific community's ability to fund, conduct, publish, and disseminate its research.
For inquiries, please contact the Policy Department at policy@srcd.org.