Advocacy
Related websites
Government agency websites
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation
- National Academies of Science
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Energy: Office of Science
Legislative websites
- United States House of Representatives
- Committee on Appropriations
- Committee on Energy and Commerce (oversight of the NIH)
- Committee on Science, Space and Technology (oversight of the NSF)
- United States Senate
- Committee on Appropriations
- Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (oversight of the NIH)
- Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (oversight of the NSF)
- White House
- Congress.gov — Library of Congress's searchable database of legislative information
- Federal Register — Record of federal executive branch rules, announcements, and other actions
Coalition partner and other society websites
Coalition partners
- Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research Funding — A coalition that supports increased funding for the NIH.
- American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) — Consortium of medical schools and professional societies, focused on medical school education.
- Coalition for Health Funding (CHF) — Broad coalition focused on health funding issues (ranging from basic research to Medicare)
- Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) — Broad coalition that focuses on NSF appropriations and other policy matters relating to the agency
- Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) — Consortium of universities and professional societies focused on promoting undergraduate research
- Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) — A coalition of life science societies of which ASBMB is a founding member
- FASEB Office of Public Affairs — Links to FASEB's Washington Update, Annual Funding Report, NIH Advocacy PowerPoint presentations and more
- NDD United (NDD) — An alliance of hundreds of national, state, and local organizations working to protect investments in core government functions that benefit all Americans
- Research!America — Advocacy group that specializes in polling and information collection
- STEM Education Coalition (STEMED) — Works aggressively to raise awareness in Congress, the Administration, and other organizations about the critical role that STEM education plays in enabling the U.S. to remain the economic and technological leader of the global marketplace of the 21st century
Fellow scientific societies
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) — Of particular interest is their R&D Budget and Policy Program
- Association of American Universities (AAU) — Association focused on issues of concern to research-intensive universities
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute — Provides research and education funding
- National Association for Biomedical Research — One of the leading groups involved in animal welfare advocacy
- Society for Neuroscience — The largest society of neuroscientists with additional helpful advocacy resources