TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

HCR · Health Issues

1. NIH - Support for NIH budget in Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill. 2. Support for the Assistive Technology Act budget in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill.

EDU · Education

1. Support for US Department of Educations International Education Title VI program budget in the Labor, HHS, Education appropriations bill.(House only) 2. Support for basic needs higher education student aid and grants, including: FIPSE Basic Needs grant, Emergency Aid grants, CCAMPIS, FSEOG,and Garrett Lee Smith programs, monthly child tax credit (Senate only) 3. Support for increased Pell Grant funding (House and Senate only) 4. Support for the Tax-free Pell Grant Act 5. Support for additional funding related to non-partisan civic engagement activities. 6. Cost of attendance rulemaking (US Department of Education only) 7. FAFSA (Dept of Education) 8. Funding for CCAMPIS campus childcare grants (House and Senate) 9. The Hope Center engagement with Senate and House appropriations staff on FY2027 appropriations, including funding bill for Basic Needs grants, FIPSE programs, Student Aid Administration, and CCAMPIS. 10. The Hope Center engagement with Senate and House committee staff on the Pell Grant shortfall. 11. The Hope Center engagement with House Ed and Workforce staff and Senate HELP staff on financial aid fraud and verification bills. 12. Support for Temple's Office of Research's R&D and Innovation Corridor plans. (Senate only) 13. Engagement with Senate HELP Committee majority and minority staff on No Aid for Ghost Students Act. 14. Engagement on FY2027 appropriations, including Basic Needs Grants, FIPSE Funding, CCAMPIS funding, and potential Congressional responses to the Department of ED's EDGAR rule.

SCI · Science/Technology

--Support for the National Science Foundation budget in the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations bill.

AGR · Agriculture

Farm Bill reauthorization - access to SNAP for college students.

SPO · Sports/Athletics

Support for adopting a uniform, federal NIL standard for intercollegiate athletics.

LAW · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

Support for funding school-based violence prevention programs.

WEL · Welfare

1. The Hope Center engagement with Senate and House Agriculture committee members' staff on recommendations to improve SNAP access in the current Farm Bill reauthorization. 2. Indirect lobbying associated with a grassroots email campaign urging the Senate to including provisions in the Farm Bill to address student basic needs insecurity and improve state fiscal capacity. 3. Senate engagement/recommendations on the introduction of the BASIC Act, Student Food Security Act, Food for Thought Act and Hot Meals for Students Act. 4. Direct engagement with Senate Agriculture Committee staff about the Senate Farm Bill markup and student basic needs.