CEDAR email: FY27 Budget Impact

[Walsh, Brian]

Dear CEDAR Community,

FY2027 federal budget process is beginning, and you can make a significant impact — without traveling to DC or picking up the phone!

Constituent appropriations requests are frequently cited by policy staff as one of the most effective ways to advocate for a consistent and well-balanced science budget. These forms help Congress identify the funding levels to put into draft legislation, directly communicated in a concrete way by their constituents.

The AGU SPA Advocacy Group is working to increase the number of these forms contributed; submissions are open now for many senators and representatives, with imminent deadlines.

Join us on Thursday, March 12 at 2 pm ET/11 am PT for a workshop on filling out these forms. During the workshop, we will help attendees identify their representatives, access their forms, and fill them out in real time. Links and suggested text have already been prepared, and are available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ulfn35EHu-ij0sBmwa-7VKWGncTYannxSki5FpOlc38/edit?usp=sharing. These forms only take about 10-15 minutes to complete, so we will cycle through as many groups of attendees during the hour as possible. Even if you can only drop by for part of the workshop, you can still make a difference!

Whether you fill them out on your own or at the workshop, please consider taking this step to support the community.

Register for the event here: https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/yP41H9FhSyyviKzTp5NB7g.

Regards,
Brian



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Brian M Walsh
Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Boston University
bwalsh at bu.edu<mailto:bwalsh at bu.edu> | 617-353-3414
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