IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

EDU · Education

Federal Student Loans, Federal Work Study, Pell Grant, TRIO, FAFSA Institute of Education Sciences (IES)

AGR · Agriculture

Farm bill priorities NIFA Programs: AFRI, Smith-Lever Funds, Hatch Act Funds, McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Agriculture Research Service Animal Disease Preparedness and diagnostics; National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service Artificial intelligence in agriculture Agricultural Genomes to Phenomes Initiative Extension & Outreach Agriculture Research Facilities Act Cybersecurity for Agriculture

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

FY26 Appropriations

DEF · Defense

Department of Defense Research and Development Funding Defense Advanced Research Projects (DARPA) Critical Materials Supply Chain Biomanufacturing National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Cybersecurity Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) research - Department of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) Artificial Intelligence Non-destructive evaluation (NDE) Research Security Infectious disease and Biodefense Office of Small Business Programs

ENG · Energy/Nuclear

Support for Ames National Laboratory/National Labs, Energy Appropriations, DOE Office of Science, EERE Advanced Research Project Agency for Energy (ARPA-E) Renewable Energy Research Security Critical Materials Plastics Upcycling

HCR · Health Issues

National Institutes of Health

SCI · Science/Technology

National Science Foundation Funding Artificial Intelligence STEM related legislation Forensic Science/NIST/ CSAFE EPSCoR Space Grant Facilities and Administrative Costs

MAN · Manufacturing

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Biomanufacturing

SMB · Small Business

Small Business Development Centers SBIR/STTR

TRA · Transportation

Transportation Research and Education Biobased Asphalt

IMM · Immigration

Higher education pathways for student/scholar visas

SPO · Sports/Athletics

Collegiate Athletics- Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Ethics (SCORE Act).