Collection

2019 PPC

Authors

Lewis Burke

priorities• Emphasize research and workforce dev. needed to ensure smart, resilient, sustainable, connected infrastructure• Research Infrastructure is also needed to support academic engineering – test beds, academic buildings, cyberinfrastructure, etc.• If you find offices interested in these areas, let us know – we have much more detail on programs they can plus-up to accomplish these goals (at NSF, DOT, NIST, etc.)Higher Education Act ReauthorizationOutlook• Controversial House PROSPER Act completely failed last year – would have reduced aid to students• House Democrats will take different approach with AIM Higher Act – prioritizing access, student aid, and accountability• Senate HELP Committee has a history of bipartisan bills – Chairman