COSSA Washington Update – May 2, 2023

Featured News House-Passed GOP Budget Would Decimate Science Funding On April 26, the House passed along party lines the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023. The bill, which was developed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other GOP members a week prior, represents...

COSSA Washington Update – March 21, 2023

Featured News COSSA Releases Analysis of President’s FY 2024 Budget Request for Social Science On March 9, the Biden Administration began releasing details of its fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget request to Congress, with additional information rolling out over subsequent...

COSSA Washington Update – February 21, 2023

Featured News COSSA Releases 2023 College & University Rankings for Social & Behavioral Science R&D Funding On February 8, COSSA released its annual College and University Rankings for Federal Social and Behavioral Science R&D, which highlight the top...

COSSA Washington Update – January 24, 2023

Featured News Biden Announces 2023 Class of the National Science Board The Biden Administration has announced the appointment of the new class of members to the National Science Board (NSB). NSB is the policy-making body of the National Science Foundation (NSF) that...

COSSA Washington Update – December 13, 2022

Featured News   FY 2023 Spending Deal in Sight? The federal government is scheduled to run out of money unless Congress acts by Friday, December 16 when the current continuing resolution (CR) will expire. Lawmakers have been working since returning from the...

COSSA Washington Update – November 8, 2022

NIH to Host 2022 Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival The Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be holding the 2022 NIH Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Festival next month on...