UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA for UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax credits for businesses that offer Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeships and other pre-college employment training programs.

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Other); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Navy, Dept of; SENATE; Air Force, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

General support for Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization

Contacted: Air Force, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Other)

Immigration IMM

Support for DACA program and support for international student visa preservation to support international students studying in the United States.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other)

Small Business SMB

Technological commercialization through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Online support for small businesses (MyEntreNet). Provisions related to H.R. 246 Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act. Support for rural Economic Development Organizations (EDOs) in the recovery from coronavirus.

Contacted: Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Other)

Bills named: H.R. 246 (116th)

Defense DEF

Support for a National Center for Military Painter Training and Applied Research. Transfer efficiency with painter coatings. Coating efficacy through applied research testing. Prime contracting via University Affiliated Research Center program and DoD consortial agreements for RDT&E programming to support advanced manufacturing for metalcastings and corrosion prevention and control. Support for competitive funds to the DoD Manufacturing Technology Program to enhance the small- to midsize defense manufacturing supply chain for metalcastings.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Other); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Agriculture AGR

Support for programs related to food waste reduction, biogas education, carbon utilization reduction, specialty crop research, emergency food assistance, milk donation, and local farmer marketing through the 2018 Farm Bill and committee reports. Specific sections: Sec. 1431. Milk Donation Program, Sec. 4018 Emergency Food Assistance Program, Sec. 7305. Specialty Crop Research Initiative, Sec. 9011. Carbon Utilization and Biogas Education Program, Sec. 210A. Local Agriculture Market Program, Sec. 224. Food Loss and Waste Reduction Liaison. Programs to restore tall grass prairie and promote use of prairie sod for watersheds and nutrient reduction; research on prairie for biomass.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); Navy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Veterans VET

Support for the Forever GI Bill; temporary administrative flexibility for eligibility for VA benefits for institutional transition to online delivery due to coronavirus.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Navy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Other); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Air Force, Dept of

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY21 appropriations for the U.S. Department of Education, Department of Defense, Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency for support to subject matter sheets that pertain to items of interest. CARES Act emergency relief for students and institutions.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Air Force, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Education EDU

Title IX, TEACH Grant, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Student Financial Aid (Pell, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Federal Work Study), Support for TRiO and GEAR UP. Department of Education Document Number 2018-25314, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance. Support for continuing the TEACH Grant Program and the Department of Education TEACH Grant Negotiated Rulemaking Subcommittee. FAFSA Act. Regulations for the administration of student loans, program delivery in higher education, credit hour definitions, and accreditation.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Other); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Air Force, Dept of; Navy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; SENATE

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Rural and regional economic development through UNI's reauthorization as an EDA University Center.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Other); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Air Force, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Navy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Manufacturing MAN

Support for additive manufacturing research. Support for America Makes and OTA funds for additive manufacturing. Support for research to modernize and improve efficiencies in manufacturing via metal casting, investment casting, and foundry programs.

Contacted: Navy, Dept of; Air Force, Dept of; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Other); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES