Take action against federal science funding cuts

The Presidential Budget Request released today is filled with debilitating cuts to science — a gut punch for our field and our country’s future. But the president’s proposed budget is just that — a proposal. It’s only the start of the process to determine the final fiscal year 2026 budget. There’s still time to advocate for science and scientists and to convince Congress to reject these cuts.

Students’ dreams and scientists’ careers of discovery, entrepreneurship, and social impact will be derailed if these reductions become reality. America’s future will suffer. President Trump’s proposal cuts the DOE Office of Science by 14%, NIST by 28%, NASA Science Mission Directorate by 47%, and NSF by more than 50%.

In practical terms, these cuts would eliminate opportunities for students, set U.S. research and innovation on a path of decline, and diminish the scientific workforce, making it ill-equipped to meet the needs of industry and society. Long-term, these cuts would devastate the U.S. technological enterprise.

We need you to take action. Help us ask every senator and representative to defend science in the fiscal year 2026 budget appropriations process. Ask your friends, colleagues, and family to join you in protecting our future. You could even forward them this email.

Every action counts, but the most effective advocacy is personal and local. We’ve created a 50-state campaign with pre-written letters specific to your state. You can make your advocacy even more impactful by adding your own story to your letter.

Alongside your letters, we will be supporting scientists in publishing letters to the editor and op-eds to give our community a public voice. And, colleagues and friends in strategic target states across the country, including Alaska, South Dakota, and Kansas, will be meeting with key offices in the coming weeks and months. This is just the beginning. You can stay apprised of continuing work here.

Thank you for joining us in standing up for scientists and science now and in the future.

Sincerely,