- Letter supporting the PAW Act
- Letter opposing NIH restructuring through the appropriations process
- FY 2025 letter calling on Congress to fully appropriate necessary funding for non-defense discretionary (NDD) programs
- Farm Bill Support Letter for Ag Research and Innovation
- Letter from the American Council on Education (ACE) proposing fixes to the current issues with FAFSA
- Letter in support of FY 2025 funding for Antimicrobial Resistance research
- Letter opposing further rescissions of CDC COVID funds
- Letter in support of FY 2025 funding for the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE)
- Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) appropriations request letter for FY 2025
- Letter supporting FY 2025 funding for the National Wildlife Health Center
- Letter supporting FY 2025 funding for the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development
- Letter in support of FY 2025 funding for the Vector Borne Disease Network
- Letter supporting funding for the CDC in FY 2025
- Letter supporting funding for the Agriculture and Food Research Institute (AFRI) in FY 2025
- Letter supporting funding for the Agriculture Research Service (ARS) in FY 2025
- Letter supporting funding for AgARDA in FY 2025
- NCFAR FY2025 Appropriations Request
- Support funding for USDA Wildlife Services (House) (Senate)
- FASHP letter opposing certain provisions of the College Cost Reduction Act
- Letter to Congressional Leaders Requesting No Year-Long Continuing Resolution
- Letter to Congress regarding FY 2024 funding
- FY25 USDA REE community support letter
- Short-Term Pell Bill
- Letter in support of the Advancing Cutting Edge Agriculture Act (ACE Act)
- Comments on Department of Labor Overtime Rule
- Support letter for the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) in the Farm Bill
- Letter to Appropriators about Non Human Primate Research (House) (Senate)
- Statement on Long-Tailed Macaques
- Letter Supporting America Grows Act
- Beagle Brigade Act House Markup Support Letter
- NDD United FY24 Sign-on Letter
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- Letter supporting additional funding for the CDC for FY 2024
- FASHP Statement on Ensuring Academic Freedom and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Associations and Schools of Health Professions
- Appropriations request letter for FY 2024 funding for titles VII and VIII. On behalf of the Health Professions Nursing Education Coalition (HPNEC)
- Final FY2024 Microbiome Stakeholder Letter
- FY24 AFRI Coalition Letter
- S-FAR House Approps Letter FY2024 FINAL House
- Health Organizations Letter in Support of DACA
- Letter supporting additional appropriations for the CDC
- Letter supporting additional funding for the National Wildlife Health Center
- Letter in support of funding for the Agriculture Research Service
- Letter to House and Senate Budget Committees asking for sufficient budget resources to complete a Farm Bill this year
- (Senate) Letter in support of additional funding for USDA Wildlife Services
- (House) Letter in support of additional funding for USDA Wildlife Services
- Letter supporting funding for the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority
- Letter supporting 8 billion in research facilities funding in the farm bill
- Letter Asking for Additional Time to Adopt Third-party Servicer Guidelines
- Letter to VA on Enrollment Manager transition
- End of year letter supporting funding for health professions education
- Letter urging appropriators to pass an FY 2023 omnibus package
- Letter in support of including the PREVENT Pandemics act in any final legislative package this year
- Letter asking Congress to Protect DACA and Dreamers
- Letter supporting increased AG Research funding
- Letter Calling on Congress to Swiftly Approve FY 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Legislation
- Beagle Brigade Act
- Encouraging the timely passage of FY 2023 Appropriations Legislation
- FY2023 Antimicrobial Resistance Programs Appropriations Bills
- Letter in support of Pasteur Act
- Support for FY 2023 Research Funding at USDA
- Statement on Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
- Statement on US Veterinary Workforce
- Letter Regarding FY23 Appropriations – Animal Research
- FoNICHD FY23 Appropriations
- FY 2023 Ad Hoc Group Recommendation
- FY23 AFRI Coalition Letter
- FY23 ARS support letter
- FY23_Public Letter_Climate & Ag Research
- Gun Violence Prevention Sign-on Letter
- Senate Stakeholder Letter – Coverage of all CDC recommended vaccines
- VBDN FY 2023 Labor HHS Appropriations Letter
- Letter to Congress Student Mental Health
- NWHC Moderization Letter – FY23
- Letter in Support of USDA Research
- Letter in Support of Income-driven Loan Repayment and Waivers
- Letter Requesting Extension of the Application Deadline for “Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities”
- Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research House Letter Supporting NIH
- Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Senate Letter Supporting Infrastructure, Recovery
- Joint Congressional Letter Supporting Agricultural Innovation, Research Infrastructure
- Administration Letter Supporting Agricultural Innovation, Research Infrastructure
- Joint Congressional Letter Supporting University Agriculture Research Infrastructure
- Joint Congressional Letter Supporting Ag Components of American Job Plans Act
- House Letter Urging Scientific Approach to Exploring Origins of Covid-19 Pandemic
- DOT Letter Supporting Chief Science Officer
- Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance Letter Supporting Climate Solutions Act
- Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance Letter Detailing Natural Climate Solutions
- Joint Congressional Letter Supporting Coordinated Microbiome Research
- NCFAR Letter Supporting Increased Food and Agricultural Research
- Joint Congressional Letter Supporting VMLRP Enhancement Act
- Letter Supporting Nonprofit Association COVID Relief Measures
- Letter Supporting Help for Animal Agriculture
- HHS Letter Urging Extension of Public Health Emergency
- FASHP Letter on Pandemic Related F-1 and M-1 Visas
- Student Loan Debt Cancellation and COVID-19 Relief
- Letter in Support of Funding Increases for PHEP and HPP in FY21 Appropriations
- FASHP Letter to White House – COVID-19
- FASHP Letter to Congressional Leadership – COVID-19
- Letter Supporting Modernization Funding for National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC)
- Homeland Security Letter Supporting 2021 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA
- Animal Agriculture Coalition Letter Supporting 2021 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA
- House and Senate S-FAR Appropriations Letters
- Letter Supporting Appropriations in Biomedical Research
- Member Letter We Supported on Behalf of Agricultural Advanced R&D
- Letter Expressing Support for HPNEC Appropriations
- Letter Expressing Support for AMR Funding to HHS Secretary Azar
- Letter Expressing Support for America Grows to Senate Leadership
- Letter Expressing Support for America Grows to House Leadership
- Letter Expressing Support for America Grows to Sen. Durbin
- Letter Expressing Support for Section 1433 Funding
- Letter expressing support for America Grows Act (Senate)
- Letter expressing support for HHS AMR Efforts
- Letter expressing support for Expanding Access to Graduate Education Act of 2019
- Letter from Ad Hoc Council for Medical Research Advocating for NIH Funding
- Letter Regarding the Higher Education Act and Supporting Graduate/Professional Education
- Letter Supporting the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) and Veterinary Services Grant Program (VSGP) Throughout NIFA Relocation
- Letter Supporting the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Letter Requesting a Correction in the Administration of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Letter Requesting a Pathway to Citizenship for Undocumented Young People and Those Approved for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- Letter Supporting Section 3207 Farm Bill Provisions for building FFA and 4-H Capacity in Developing Countries
- Letter Supporting Increased Research and Stewardship for Antimicrobial Resistance
- Letter to House and Senate Agriculture Leadership Expressing Support for Farm Bill
- Letter to House and Senate Agriculture Leadership Expressing Support for Agriculture Research, Extension and Education
- Letter to Senate Conferees Supporting National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program
- Letter to House Appropriations Committee Leadership Regarding proposed NIFA, ERS Relocation
- Letter to Farm Bill Conferees Expressing Support for Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR)
- Letter to Congress Opposing Relocation of NIFA Outside of National Capitol Region
- Letter to Secretary of Agriculture Opposing Relocation of NIFA Outside of National Capitol Region
- Letter Supporting TEPLSF Student Loan Debt Relief Program
- Letter to House Appropriations Committee Leadership Regarding proposed NIFA, ERS Relocation
- Letter Supporting Hutchins as USDA Undersecretary for REE
- Letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos supporting PSLF
- American Public Health Association (APHA) Organizations’ letter to U.S. Congress Appropriations Committee leaders supporting investments in antimicrobial resistance in FY 2019 appropriations bills using One Health Approach
- PSLF Coalition Letter Advocating for the PSLF Program
- Group Letter Opposing the Trump Administration’s Rescissions (Funding Cuts)
- Package Group Letter to OMB Director Mulvaney and HHS Director Price regarding NIH Funding
- Requesting $1.35 billion for ARS in FY 2019
- Requesting $10 million in Appropriations for Section 1433 Continuing Animal Health and Disease, Food Security, and Stewardship Research, Education and Extension Programs in FY 2019 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
- Requesting Re-authorization of the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) and the Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act (AGDUFA)
- Requesting Support for USDA Wildlife Services Funding
- Requesting Support for Re-authorization of Higher Education Act
- Requesting Support for the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
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