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Lobbying issues and bill citations
BUD · Budget/Appropriations
H.R.1 -OBBBA, Provisions/funding impacting higher ed Dept of ED, FY 26 and FY27 Strengthening Institutions Programs (SIP) for Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTIs) FY27 LHHS-Education: Funding for Pell Grants, SEOG, Federal Work Study, TRIO, Gear UP, NIH, HHS, MSIs - including HBCU and NASNTI, Teacher Quality Partnership Grants, Postsecondary Student Success Grants, GAANN, funding for public television, Ready to Learn, FIPSE. FY 27 Commerce, Justice, Science: Funding for NSF, NASA, NOAA, NIST FY 27 Agriculture Appropriations: Funding for NIFA programs, USDA programs FY 27 DoD Appropriations: Funding for S&T, S&T Basic Research, DARPA, Army RTD&E - Pathfinder Airborne, iCOMMAND, and ATLAS FY 27 Energy & Water Appropriations: Funding for DOE, ARPA-E FY 27 Interior Appropriations: NEH funding FY 27 Transportation-HUD appropriations: CDF/EDI account FIPSE community project funding Transportation-HUD (CDF/EDI) community project funding Repurposing of FY26 federal grant funding for TRIO, GEAR UP, MSIs (Strengthening Institutions Programs) Ready to Learn Grants Rural Health Transformation Grants
Literal federal measure citations: H.R.1
EDU · Education
HR.1 - OBBBA, Provisions impacting higher education - GRAD Plus loans, IDR plans, Affordability provisions, Workforce Pell, Subsidized/Unsubsidized student loans Two Dept of ED Negotiated Rulemakings: RISE and AHEAD sessions New F&A (indirect costs) model for federal research Various program terminations: Teacher Quality Partnerships, TRIO, GEAR UP, SEOG Repurposing of FY26 federal funding: TRIO, GEAR UP, MSI (Strengthening Institutions Programs) impacting NASNTI funding Support letters for PBS NC Ready to Learn grant proposal
Literal federal measure citations: HR.1
AGR · Agriculture
Farm Bills (H&S) Ag research funding
DEF · Defense
DoD research accounts Pathfinder Airborne funding strategy iCOMMAND funding strategy New F&A model and proposed caps impacting federal research funding Deterrent Act H/S
TRA · Transportation
Nothing this quarter
VET · Veterans
GI Bill Updates Take Care of America's Veterans Act (HR 9237)
Literal federal measure citations: HR 9237
AVI · Aviation/Airlines/Airports
FY26 funding related to new aircraft for ECSU aviation program
IMM · Immigration
Various issues related to international student visas
SCI · Science/Technology
NSF,NASA, NIH and NOAA program elimination and terminations Proposed NIH, NSF and DOE F&A cuts and new FAIR model New proposed OMB regulation - Uniform Guidance - related to federal grant reforms
RET · Retirement
Nothing this quarter
HOM · Homeland Security
Nothing this quarter
IND · Indian/Native American Affairs
Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions (NASNTI) funding of importance to UNC Pembroke. Funded in Dept of Education and Interior. Lumbee Recognition Bill Bureau of Indian Affairs funding OMB repurposing of FY26 NASNTI funding for general MSI account. FY26/FY27 appropriations funding for Old Main
MED · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
New OMB proposed regulation (Uniform Guidance) impacting federal grant making process F&A (indirect costs for federal research), FAIR model
