NEW ACTION ALERTS: Urge Your Senators and House Representatives to Support FY 2026 Science Funding

Deadlines in the House of Representatives and Senate for FY 2026 funding requests are rapidly approaching. It is critical that lawmakers hear from you TODAY to urge their support for federal science agencies.

One way that Members of Congress can express their support for science funding is by signing a “Dear Colleague Letter.” These letters, which are led or sponsored by one or sometimes several Members of Congress, are circulated to all Congressional offices to solicit additional signatures. The final letters are sent to the Appropriations Committees and typically urge the committee to include a specific funding level for an agency or program in the annual appropriations bill. They are a way for lawmakers to officially support funding for federal science agencies.

There are currently several Dear Colleague Letters circulating in House and Senate that are important to the COSSA community. They call for increased funding for the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Institute of Education Sciences, Census Bureau, and National Center for Health Statistics. We need as many Congressional signatures as possible.

Please send a quick note to your House Representatives and Senators urging them to sign each of the Dear Colleague Letters.

Visit our ACTION CENTER page to easily send a message. Note: We have provided separate actions for the Senate and House, so please utilize both links.

See our Senate action alert here and the House action alert here.