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 Request for NIH on final FY25- Letter to U.S. Appropriators
Coalition Request on Final FY25—February 25th
Responses to Specific Programs and Policies
- COPAFS - Protecting and Preserving Public Access to Federal Data letter to U.S. Congress
COPAFS letter – February 11th - IES Contracts Cancellation Coalition Sign on Letter to U.S Congress
Coalition letter on IES Contract Cancellation – February 13th - SRCD Letter to the U.S Senate leadership on U.S. House of Representatives—agreed budget reconciliation and the potential impacts on children and families
SRCD Letter to the U.S. Senate leadership on U.S. House of Representatives—agreed budget
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.