THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, ARS, NIFA, Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives, and FDA research funding. 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Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, funding for preservation of historical documents.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.

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, 2026, authorizations for 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, pathogen detection research, and policies impacting federal research funding for higher education.

AGR · Agriculture

2025 Farm Bill authorizations for NIFA, cooperative extension, higher education, infrastructure and global agriculture programs.

HCR · Health Issues

NIH indirect cost rates

TRA · Transportation

2025 Surface Transportation Reauthorization, reauthorization of University Transportation Centers.

RES · Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation

Department of Defense land acquisition

IMM · Immigration

H-1B Visa fee increase impact on health care and higher education