Advancing UW-Madison’s interests in Washington D.C. and beyond
In a news conference on May 22, Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman, Wisconsin Technical College System President Layla Merrifield, and Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities President and CEO Eric W. Fulcomer shared that proposed cuts and programmatic changes to federal aid programs put education attainment at risk.
Chancellor Mnookin joined 49 fellow members of the Council on Competitiveness in a “Renewed Call to Action,” asking lawmakers to reinvest in the research partnerships and innovation infrastructure that have made the United States the global leader in turning knowledge and ideas into commercial value and societal impact.
Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin shared an end-of-semester message with faculty and staff on April 22 with updates related to the quickly shifting landscape at the federal level.
Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request President Joe Biden recently unveiled his Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget. The $5.8 trillion request includes $769 billion for nondefense discretionary programs (5.3 percent above FY 2022) and $813 billion for discretionary defense spending (4 percent above FY 2022). While the president’s budget is an important document that highlights the …
UW–Madison and SHINE Technologies participated in the annual Fusion Day on Capitol Hill last week. The advocacy day focuses on investment in the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Fusion Energy Science program. Wisconsin was represented by Steven Burger, Vice President of Business Development at SHINE Technologies, and a strong UW–Madison contingent made up of …
The Office of Federal Relations released new research agency fact sheets highlighting just a few of the hundreds of federally-funded research projects taking place at UW–Madison. The university’s annual expenditures exceed $1.3 billion, nearly half of which come from federal awards. Support from Congress helps turn UW–Madison discoveries into life-changing products and services that directly …
The House passed a 2022 spending plan on Wednesday evening, which will fund the federal government through September. The $1.5 trillion-dollar bipartisan appropriations package provides significant funding for University of Wisconsin–Madison initiatives and includes other provisions to boost college affordability and federally funded research. The bill will now be sent to the Senate, where it …
UW–Madison supports increasing the maximum Pell Grant each year, beginning in federal fiscal year (FY) 2021 and reaching a maximum award of $13,000 by FY 2024.
This post-election update from the UW–Madison Office of Federal Relations previews the Biden Administration, the lame duck session, and the 117th Congress, as of November 10, 2020.