COSSA's Analysis of FY 2025 Senate Bills

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COSSA's Annual Social Science Advocacy Day

March 24-25, 2025 ☆ Washington, DC

The Future of Social and Behavioral Science in Evidence-Based Policymaking

Why Social Science?

Because It Can Help Prepare Students for Employment

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The Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) is a nonprofit advocacy organization working to promote and advance the social and behavioral sciences in federal policymaking. Headquartered in Washington, DC, COSSA serves as a united voice for organizations, institutions, communities, and stakeholders who care about a successful and vibrant social science research enterprise. COSSA’s policy experts work with a broad network of advocates to ensure sustainable federal funding for social and behavioral science research and the widespread use of our sciences in policymaking. Join our team of professional associations, scientific societies, research centers and institutes, U.S. colleges and universities, and private sector partners to help raise the profile of social and behavioral science research.

Featured News

from the COSSA Washington Update

Featured News

from the COSSA Washington Update

118th Congress Enacts Funding Patch in Late December; 119th Congress Sworn In

At the end of last year, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees finalized a continuing resolution (CR) to push the deadline for fiscal year (FY) 2025 funding to March 14, kicking responsibility to the…

A Word from COSSA

Dear Friends: This is the last COSSA Washington Update of 2024, but it certainly is not the end of our work for the year. As I write, our team is…

President-Elect Trump and a New Majority Congress: 2025 Policy Outlook

With the results of the 2024 Presidential election cycle nearing completion, Former President Donald Trump pulled out an electoral victory with 312 electoral college votes compared to Vice President Kamala…