Our Latest Science Policy Actions
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
Here Are Our 2024 Public Letters:
Request and Support for Federal Funding
- Coalition Letter in Support of Funding for Non-Defense Programs in Final FY24
NDD Programs for FY24 (January 8)
- Coalition Letter to Reauthorize and Include PREEMIE Act & PMDA in Final FY24
PREEMIE Act & PMDA in FY24 (January 17)
- Friends of IES Letter Coalition Letter in Support of IES Funding for in Final FY24
Friends of IES in Support of IES Funding FY24 (February 5)
- Coalition Letter in Support of Funding for NIJ and BJS in Final FY24
Support of Funding for NIJ and BJS FY24 (February 7)
- Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) letter to House leadership regarding FY25 National Science Foundation funding request
CNSF FY25 House Letter (March 8)
- Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) letter to Senate leadership regarding FY25 National Science Foundation funding request
CNSF FY25 Senate Letter (March 8)
- Coalition Letter in Support of Funding for IES for FY25
Friends of IES Appropriations Letter (April 8)
- Coalition Letter in Support of FY25 Funding Request for BJS and NIJ, housed under the Department of Justice
FY2025 Funding Support for BJS and NIJ (April 19)
- Ad Hoc Group Coalition Letter in Support of FY25 Funding Request for the National Insitute of Health (NIH)
Ad Hoc Group FY25 Request for NIH (March 13)
- Ad Hoc Group Coalition Letter to Appropriators in the U.S. Congress to Finalize Funding for the NIH
Ad Hoc Group Coalition Letter to Appropriators in the U.S. Congress (November 18)
- Friends of IES Coalition Letter in Request to Federal Appropriators to Fund the IES on Final FY25
Friends of IES Coalition Letter in Request to Federal Appropriators to Fund the IES on Final FY25 (November 22)
Changes to Federal Programs
Supporting the Head Start Workforce and Consistent Quality Programing
SRCD's Response to OHS NPRM on Head Start (January 19)
Responses to Specific Programs and Policies
- Amicus Brief, Texas vs. United States
TX v. US Amicus Brief (February 1)
- Coalition Letter Sharing Opposition to the FY25 L-HHS bill that restructures the National Institute of Health (NIH)
L-HHS SY25 Restructure Language for the NIH (July 9)
- SRCD Letter - NIH Reform - RFI House Energy & Commerce
Reforming the National Institutes of Health (August 16)
- SRCD Letter – NICHD RFI on Strategic Plan, 2025
NICHD Strategic Plan 2025-2029 (October 9)
Federal Appointments
Requesting the Administration to Prioritize Filling the IES Director Position
IES Director Letter (March 26)
Coalition Letter in Support for Dr. Adam Gamoran for IES Director Position
IES Director Stakeholder Letter (October 23, 2024)
Letter to Senate HELP to Prioritize Filling Out the IES Director Vacancy
Senate HELP Letter by Lindsay Turner Trammell (November 15, 2024)
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.
You can find the 2023 sign on letters here.
For inquiries, please contact the Policy Department at policy@srcd.org.