The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is deeply concerned about the harmful impacts to science, both short-term and long-term, caused by recent Executive Orders and directives.

AIBS has joined 43 other organizations in urging House and Senate appropriators to significantly increase the fiscal year (FY) 2026 allocation for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee.

AIBS joined a community letter to House and Senate Appropriators expressing concerns about language banning gain-of-function research found in two fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations.

AIBS joined more than 50 organizations in sending a letter to the House and Senate Agriculture Committee leadership urging them to include funding for orphan programs in any new Farm Bill, or should it become necessary, a Farm Bill extension.

AIBS has joined more than 200 organizations, institutions, and individuals in sending a letter to Senate Appropriators thanking them for championing the proposed increase of nearly $2 billion for NIH in FY 2025.

The Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF), of which AIBS is a member, has issued a statement urging House appropriators to strengthen support for the National Science Foundation in the final fiscal year 2025 appropriations legislation.

AIBS joined 1,106 local, state, and national organizations in sending a letter calling on Congress to reject arbitrary funding levels for non-defense discretionary appropriations in fiscal year 2025.

AIBS has joined a stakeholder letter urging the U.S. Forest Service Chief to fill long-standing vacant staff positions at the National Agroforestry Center to ensure that it can properly carry out its mission to accelerate the adoption of agroforestry.

AIBS has joined 60 other organizations in sending a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees prompting them to make robust investments in public agricultural research in the next farm bill.

AIBS has provided testimony to the House Appropriations Committee regarding fiscal year 2025 funding for biological research programs within the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency.