Science Policy Statements

February 26, 2025

APS is dedicated to advocating for issues that impact psychological research. This page serves as a collection of recent sign-on letters APS has endorsed to support or raise concerns about key matters affecting psychological research and the global psychological science community.

2025

September 19, 2025

Letter on Federal Support for Essential Research Costs from the Association of American Medical Colleges

August 20, 2025

Good Science Isn’t a Luxury; It’s a Necessity – community letter to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

July 11, 2025

The Campaign to Invest in America’s Workforce, Coalition for Health Funding, Coalition on Human Needs and Committee for Education Funding seek adequate funding for Labor-Health and Human Services-Education appropriations in FY 2026.

June 5, 2025

Research!America Community Sign-on Letter on NIH Appropriations FY26

May 8, 2025

Reduction-in-Force (RIF) Transparency & Oversight Letter

April 28, 2025

American Association of Colleges and Universities Public Statement: A Call for Constructive Engagement

April 25, 2025

Coalition for Health Funding’s Letter to House and Senate appropriators

February 20, 2025

ALLEA Statement on Threats to Academic Freedom and International Research Collaboration in the United States

February 5, 2025

Coalition Letter in Support of Science

February 4, 2025

Sign-on letter opportunity led by Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS)

January 21, 2025

Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research – Welcome Letter for the 119th Congress

2024

August 14, 2024

“Thank You” to Senate Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee leaders.

July 3, 2024

Community Sign-on Letter to NIMH Search Committee

June 7, 2024

NDD United Letter – Calling on Congress to reject cuts to NDD appropriations and instead set funding for fiscal year 2024.

June 3, 2024

GVP Research Funding Letter FY25 – Provide $35 million for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), $25 million for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and $1 million for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to conduct public health research into firearm morbidity and mortality prevention.

Policy > Science Policy Statements

New Report Finds “Gaps and Variation” in Behavioral Science at NIH

A new NIH report emphasizes the importance of behavioral science in improving health, observes that support for these sciences at NIH is unevenly distributed, and makes recommendations for how to improve their support at the agency.

APS Advocates for Psychological Science in New Pandemic Preparedness Bill

APS has written to the U.S. Senate to encourage the integration of psychological science into a new draft bill focused on U.S. pandemic preparedness and response.

APS Urges Psychological Science Expertise in New U.S. Pandemic Task Force

APS has responded to urge that psychological science expertise be included in the group’s personnel and activities.

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New Report Finds “Gaps and Variation” in Behavioral Science at NIH

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