Biological Sciences

Washington Update - December 1, 2025

December 1, 2025
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Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:

Policy Update: White House RFI on Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise       Energy Updates: Major DOE Reorganization, Genesis Mission Announcement, and Senate E&W Bill Released  Agency Update: NIH Released Updated Reopening Guidance       Funding Opportunity: Microelectronics Commons Releases FY 2026 Call for Projects (CFP)   

Washington Update - November 21, 2025

November 21, 2025
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Policy Update: Lewis-Burke Artificial Intelligence Landscape: Federal Research Activities and Policy Priorities    Agency Update: State of Play for DOE Bioenergy Research Centers    Agency Update: ED Announces New Agency Partnerships to Transition Functions    Funding Opportunity: DOE...

Washington Update - October 24, 2025

October 24, 2025
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Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:

Policy Update: Lewis-Burke’s 2025 Overview of Federal Funding Opportunities for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities Engagement Opportunity: Potential Partnership with NSF Revised Accelerator Research Translation (ART) Solicitation Engagement Opportunity: Federal Advisory Committee Nomination Opportunities Update, October 24, 2025

Engagement Opportunity: DARPA Releases RFI on Advanced Technologies for Combat Casualty Care

October 31, 2025
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office (BTO) has released a Request for Information (RFI) soliciting innovative technological concepts that could transform the continuum of combat casualty care (CCC) in contested or...

Agency Update: ED Announces New Agency Partnerships to Transition Functions

November 19, 2025
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On November 18, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced six new interagency agreements (IAAs) with the Departments of Labor (DOL), Interior (DOI), Health and Human Services (HHS), and State (DOS). These IAAs aim to transition select programs offered by ED to agencies in order to “streamline federal education activities on the legally required programs, reduce administrative burdens, and refocus programs and activities to better serve students and grantees.”

The announcement cites the IAA signed ...

Funding Opportunity: DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship Application Open

November 20, 2025
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has opened applications for its annual Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (CSGF) program. The program funds doctoral candidates studying science, math, engineering, or computer science, with a cross-cutting focus of computational science, for up to four years with a $45,000 yearly stipend. Fellows gain hands-on experience and participate in research in...

Washington Update - October 3, 2025

October 3, 2025
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Energy Snapshot: New DOE Advisory Committee, New DOE Leadership, and Upcoming Funding Opportunities Engagement Opportunities: Federal Advisory Committee Nomination Opportunities Update - October 3, 2025 Funding Opportunity: DARPA DSO Releases FY 2026 Young Faculty Award Funding...

DARPA DSO FY26 Young Faculty Award

October 2, 2025
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) released its research announcement (RA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Young Faculty Award (YFA) program, which identifies “rising stars in junior research positions” at higher education and non-profit institutions who have yet to receive funding from DARPA. DARPA is seeking “innovative research proposals” that address new topic areas (TA) of interest to DARPA across four of its offices. DARPA anticipates awarding multiple grants at a maximum of $500,000 over a 24-month base period and a 12-month...

ARPA-H Genetic Medicine Development and Manufacturing

September 30, 2025
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Last week the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) announced two new programs related to the development and manufacturing of genetic medicines. In a post announcing the two programs, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.referenceda recent breakthrough in gene therapy for rare metabolic diseases and framed ARPA-H’s new...

Washington Update - September 26, 2025

September 26, 2025
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Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:

Policy Update: Trump Administration Releases its FY 2027 R&D Budget Priorities      Policy Update: Trump Administration Announces New Restrictions on H-1B Visa Applications   Policy Update: Shutdown Outlook and Impacts for Research, Education, and Academic Medicine Organizations...