Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have introduced bipartisan legislation to provide emergency relief appropriations for federal science agencies to support the research community during “Legislation Introduced to Provide COVID-19 Relief to Research Community”
Category: Position Statements
ICE Guidance on Foreign Students Rescinded
On July 6, 2020, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a new guidance that would have forced international students to leave the U.S. “ICE Guidance on Foreign Students Rescinded”
NSC Alliance Endorses Call for Protecting COVID-19 Patient Data
On July 10, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice ordering hospitals to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and “NSC Alliance Endorses Call for Protecting COVID-19 Patient Data”
NSC Alliance Endorses Call for Clarity on COVID-19 Business Loan Program
The NSC Alliance has joined with other organizations representing museums, zoos, and aquaria to endorse comments from the National Council of Nonprofits to the Small “NSC Alliance Endorses Call for Clarity on COVID-19 Business Loan Program”
NSC Alliance Calls for $1 Billion to Support Collections-enabled Research and Education
On March 31, 2020, the NSC Alliance joined with the American Institute of Biological Sciences and Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections to “NSC Alliance Calls for $1 Billion to Support Collections-enabled Research and Education”
NSC Alliance Provides Testimony in Support of FY 2021 Funding for NSF
The Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance) has submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Committee, requesting Congress to provide the National Science Foundation with at “NSC Alliance Provides Testimony in Support of FY 2021 Funding for NSF”
NSCA Letter to Congress on Economic Recovery and COVID-19
On March 12, 2020, the NSC Alliance sent letters to key House and Senate leaders requesting that any economic measures crafted in response to the “NSCA Letter to Congress on Economic Recovery and COVID-19”
NSC Alliance Submits Testimony in Support of Federal Funding for Collections
The NSC Alliance provided testimony to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding fiscal year (FY) 2021 funding for certain programs that curate natural history “NSC Alliance Submits Testimony in Support of Federal Funding for Collections”
NSC Alliance Urges University of Alaska Regents Not to Cut Museum of North Funding
On July 29, 2019, the NSC Alliance urged the regents of the University of Alaska to find alternatives to devastating and irrevocable budget cuts to “NSC Alliance Urges University of Alaska Regents Not to Cut Museum of North Funding”
NSC Alliance Provides Testimony in Support of IMLS
The Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance) provided testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee regarding fiscal year (FY) 2020 funding for the Institute of Museum “NSC Alliance Provides Testimony in Support of IMLS”