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Energy and Water Development

Appropriations within the Energy and Water bill provide critical investments for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science and Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Through DOE competitively awarded grants, researchers advance vital early stage research at both U.S. universities and the network of 17 DOE National Laboratories focused on advancing new technologies in areas such as quantum science, genomics and engineering biology, microelectronics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. Grants also prepare the next generation of American scientific and engineering talent. Investments in ARPA-E are also needed to maintaining the United States’ innovation leadership and our country’s national security. ARPA-E research grants fund cutting-edge energy technology projects that advance the energy science and engineering discipline and help define new opportunities for commercialization of advanced technologies. ARPA-E has a solid history of pushing transformational research projects to market. Thanks to federal investment in ARPA-E, 131 companies have been formed, 6,257 peer-reviewed journal articles have been published to advance knowledge, and 934 patents have been issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

FY2024

APLU’s FY2024 Energy and Water Appropriations Advocacy Document provides additional context regarding our key priorities energy-related research, as well as justifications to support our funding request levels.

APLU’s analysis of the FY2024 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill can be found here.

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Member of Congress Dear Colleague Letters Supporting APLU Priorities:

APLU’s FY2023 Energy and Water Appropriations Advocacy Document provides additional context regarding our key priorities energy-related research, as well as justifications to support our funding request levels.

Additional FY2023 Resources:

Coalition Letters for FY2023 funding allocations endorsed by APLU:

Member of Congress Dear Colleague Letters Supporting APLU Priorities:

  • U.S. Representatives Bill Foster (D-IL), Lee Zeldin (R-NY), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), and Randy Weber (R-TX) FY2023 DOE Office of Science allocation
  • U.S. Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) FY2023 DOE Office of Science allocation

APLU’s FY2022 Energy and Water Appropriations Advocacy Document provides additional context regarding our key priorities energy-related research, as well as justifications to support our funding request levels.

Additional FY2022 Resources:

Coalition Letters for FY2022 funding allocations endorsed by APLU:

Member of Congress Dear Colleague Letters Supporting APLU Priorities:

  • U.S. Representatives Foster, Zeldin, Leger Fernandez, and Weber: FY2022 DOE Office of Science allocation
  • U.S. Senators Durbin and Duckworth: FY2022 DOE Office of Science allocation

APLU’s FY2021 Energy and Water Appropriations Advocacy Document provides additional context regarding our key priorities energy-related research, as well as justifications to support our funding request levels. Additional supporting information is included in APLU’s letter to House and Senate leadership on reconciling difference between the two chambers’ FY2021 bills.

Additional FY2021 Resources:

Coalition Letters for FY2021 funding allocations endorsed by APLU:

Member of Congress Dear Colleague Letters Supporting APLU Priorities:

APLU’s FY2020 Energy and Water Appropriations Advocacy Document provides additional context regarding our key priorities energy-related research, as well as justifications to support our funding request levels. Additional supporting information is included in APLU’s letter to House and Senate Energy and Water Development appropriations subcommittee leadership on reconciling difference between the two chambers’ bills.

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Coalition Letters for FY2020 funding allocations endorsed by APLU:

Member of Congress Dear Colleague Letters Supporting APLU Priorities:

APLU’s FY2019 Energy and Water Appropriations Advocacy Document provides additional context regarding our key priorities in energy-related research, as well as justifications to support our funding request levels.

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APLU’s FY2018 Energy and Water Appropriations Advocacy Document provides additional context regarding our key priorities in energy-related research, as well as justifications to support our funding request levels.

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APLU’s FY2017 Energy and Water Appropriations Advocacy Document provides additional context regarding our key priorities in energy-related research, as well as justifications to support our funding request levels. Additional supporting information is included in APLU’s Conference Letter to House and Senate Energy and Water Development appropriations subcommittee leadership.

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APLU’s FY2016 Energy and Water Appropriations Advocacy Document provides additional context regarding our key priorities in energy-related research, as well as justifications to support our funding request levels. Additional supporting information is included in APLU’s Conference Letter to House and Senate Energy and Water Development appropriations subcommittee leadership.

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