THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

Appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, NIST, NSF, MEP, Science, technology, and engineering funding in higher education, COPS, and Byrne-JAG funding. Appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, advanced materials and additive manufacturing, electric battery, energetic materials, innovative alloys, medical innovations and Army technology development, artificial intelligence and autonomous communications, Anti-fungal development, and pathogen detection research funding, basic research, science, and technology funding. Appropriations for Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, energy efficiency and renewable energy funding, additive manufacturing, office of science, materials research, engineering education research, nuclear energy, policies related to indirect costs of research. Appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, funding for preservation of historical documents. Appropriations for Interior, Environment and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, wildlife research, humanities, and water research funding. Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, funding for health-related research at HHS & NIH, regional biocontainment laboratory, HRSA Title VII and VIII, AHRQ, Pell Grant and student aid, graduate education, fund for the improvement of post secondary education, funding to support non-commercial campus-based radio stations, and policies related to indirect costs of research. Appropriations for the Department of State and Foreign Operations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, funding for USAID agriculture programs. Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, funding for DHS Centers of Excellence. Appropriations for the Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, funding for university transportation centers, research, technology and education program, aircraft and fuel technologies funding, and FTA funding. Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, REE, ARS, NIFA, Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives. Appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, NIST, NIST Scientific and Technical Research and Services, NSF, NSF Regional Innovation Engines, National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Operations Center, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Science, technology, and engineering funding in higher education, and Byrne-JAG funding. Appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, electric battery, energetic materials, innovative alloys, medical innovations and Army technology development, advanced manufacturing of dissimilar materials, particulate material research, anti-fungal development, APEX Accelerator, and basic research, science, and technology funding. Appropriations for Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, energy efficiency and renewable energy funding, additive manufacturing, Office of Science, materials research, engineering education research, nuclear energy, and Genesis Mission. Appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, funding for preservation of historical documents, and language adopting new federal framework on indirect cost rates. Appropriations for Interior, Environment and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, wildlife research, humanities, and water research funding. Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, funding for health-related research at HHS & NIH, regional biocontainment laboratory, HRSA Title VII and VIII, AHRQ, Pell Grant and student aid, and graduate education programs. Appropriations for the Department of State and Foreign Operations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, funding for international agriculture programs. Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, funding for DHS Centers of Excellence. Appropriations for the Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, funding for university transportation centers, research, technology and education program, aircraft and fuel technologies funding, and the BUILD grant program.

SPO · Sports/Athletics

Legislation regarding the welfare of student athletes and college athletics; H.R. 4312 the SCORE Act.

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 4312

DEF · Defense

National Defense Authorization Act for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, authorizations for electric battery, energetic materials, innovative alloys, medical innovations and Army technology development, advanced manufacturing of dissimilar materials, particulate material research, anti-fungal development, pathogen detection research, and Department of Defense Land Acquisition.

AGR · Agriculture

2026 Farm Bill authorizations for NIFA, cooperative extension, higher education, infrastructure and global agriculture programs.

TRA · Transportation

2026 Surface Transportation Reauthorization, reauthorization of University Transportation Centers.

RES · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation

Department of Defense land acquisition