Computing, Data Science & AI/ML

2026 Artificial Intelligence Policy Landscape

November 13, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
Lewis-Burke has provides an annual landscape of federal priorities and initiatives related to artificial intelligence (AI). The attached document provides further information on AI/ML priorities for the Trump Administration and Congress, as well as research priorities and major funding opportunities across federal agencies. This includes information on Executive Orders related to AI; new science policies relevant to AI research and development (R&D) like the Science: A New...

Washington Update - November 6, 2026

November 6, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Election Update: California 120th Congressional Delegation Agency Update: NSF Releases Updated Proposed Guidance on Financial Assistance and Reopens Comment Period Policy Update: White House Releases 2026 National Policy for Nucleic Acid Synthesis Screening Funding Opportunity: NEH Releases New Solicitation for Endowments for Advancing the Humanities Program (This is...

Implications of 2026 Elections for Research Higher Education and Academic Medicine

November 9, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has proved an analysis of the 2026 election outcomes and impacts to the higher education, research, and academic medicine communities.

The analysis includes:

An overview of election results and likely leadership; Forecast of priorities for the 120th Congress and the Trump Administration; Expected leadership changes and future agendas for congressional committees; and A...

Funding Opportunity: FDA Releases FY 2027 Advanced Research and Development of Regulatory Science BAA

November 5, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a fiscal year (FY) 2027 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Advanced Research and Development of Regulatory Science. The BAA is a specialized contract mechanism used by the agency to solicit and fund extramural research concerning high-priority topics of concern to FDA’s public health mission. For FY 2027, FDA is seeking research proposals on antimicrobial resistance, aging and longevity, animal health, mental health, neurological disorders, rare...

Funding Opportunity: NOAA Releases AI for Climate Program

October 30, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
In alignment with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy and the Administrative Order on AI...

Washington Update - October 30, 2026

October 30, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Funding Opportunity: NSF Releases DCL for Supplemental Funding Related to the Presidential SI Challenge Funding Opportunity: NOAA Releases AI for Climate Program Engagement Opportunity: DARPA National Security Report & Request for Abstract AI Forge Cycle Two (This is a limited submission opportunity. The campus submission spot has been assigned to an applicant...

Washington Update - October 23, 2026

October 23, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Funding Opportunity: DARPA Releases FY 2027 Young Faculty Award Solicitation Funding Opportunity: IES Invites Applications for FY 2027 From Seedlings to Scale and Transformative Research in Special Education Grant Program Funding Opportunity: NSF Launches Bioengineering X-Labs Topic "From Sequence to Function" (This is a limited submission opportunity. Campus...

Funding Opportunity: DARPA Releases FY 2027 Young Faculty Award Solicitation

October 21, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
The Department of Defense (DOD) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has released its FY 2027 Young Faculty Award(YFA) research announcement, administered by the Defense Sciences Office (DSO). The program supports early-career faculty at U.S. universities and nonprofit research institutions, particularly those without prior DARPA funding, in pursuing high-impact research with the potential to advance national security capabilities. DARPA is soliciting proposals across 18...

Washington Update - October 16, 2026

October 16, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Policy Update: Early Implementation of a New Golden Age of Science Priorities
Agency Update: Federal Court Temporarily Halts USDA Reorganization
Energy Snapshot – October 2026
Engagement Opportunity: NASEM Committee on the future of DOE BES User Facilities
Engagement Opportunity: Federal Advisory Committee Nomination Opportunities (October 16, 2026)...

Policy Update: Early Implementation of a New Golden Age of Science Priorities

October 13, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided an analysis of major themes, federal agency initiatives, and implications for the research community from the October 8 New Golden Age of Science Summit in Washington, DC. The event brought together over 200 representatives from federal science agencies, academia, industry, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, think tanks, philanthropy, and venture capital. The summit outlined White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)...