California Runs on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM)

California Runs on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM)

Catalyze support from policymakers for chemistry. Download the handout for California. See ACS’ Tips for Effective Advocacy Strategy & Communication.

Learn more About Science R&D Funding

Science at Work: The People and Industries Powering America’s Prosperity.  Science is US, American Association for the Advancement of Science, April 3, 2025.

State R&D Dashboard: A Collection of Visualizations of How States Spend Federal Funding and More! American Association for the Advancement of Science, 25 March 2025.

Government Spending Explorer. USAspending.gov (accessed 2025-09-25).

FY 2026 Recommended Funding. Federation of Societies for Experimental Biology (accessed 2025-08-25).  

Threats to Federal Research Funding Resource Center. Federation of Societies for Experimental Biology (accessed 2025-08-25). 

Preliminary Estimates of the Macroeconomic Costs of Cutting Federal Funding for Scientific Research. American University, Washington, D. C., Institute for Macroeconomic & Policy Analysis.

The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2024: Key Takeaways. U.S. National Science Foundation, National Science Board, Science & Engineering Indicators. 

Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated to Cost the U.S. Economy $10 Billion AnnuallyForbes Magazine, May 19, 2025.

Who is Leading the Critical Technology Race: ASPI’s Critical Technology Tracker.  Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), March 2023.

Our World in Data: Knowledge Research & Development – Key Charts.  Global Change Data Lab, ​Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development, University of Oxford (accessed 2025-08-25).

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