Arts & Humanities

Washington Update - April 24, 2026

April 24, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Policy Update: Senate Budget Committee Releases FY 2026 Budget Resolution with Reconciliation Instructions   Agency Update: ED's AHEAD Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Reaches Consensus    Funding Opportunity: Solicitation from the Department of Labor (DOL) for the Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) Program      Funding Opportunity: NIH Launches...

Funding Opportunity: NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Institutes

April 24, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
On April 22, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) released a new funding program titled “Landmarks of American History and Culture and Summer Institutes for Higher Education.” As stated in the ...

Funding Opportunity: NEH Announces Curriculum Development Program on Western Civilization

April 20, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
On April 16, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) released a new funding program titled “Curriculum Development: Western Civilization.” As stated in the...

Updated Analysis of the President’s FY 2027 Budget Request

April 10, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
Lewis-Burke is has provided a full analysis of the fiscal year (FY) 2027 President’s budget request to Congress. This serves as an update to our preliminary analysis released on Friday, April 3.

As a refresher, the budget proposal includes...

Washington Update - April 10, 2026

April 10, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Budget Update: Updated Analysis of the President’s FY 2027 Budget Request      Policy Update: Department of Education Releases Materials for Upcoming Negotiated Rulemaking on Accreditation      Policy Update: Lewis-Burke Space Snapshot - Spring 2026      Policy Update: President Trump...

Funding Opportunity: NEH Collections Stewardship Program

March 18, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

On March 12, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced a new funding opportunity and will be accepting applications for the Collections Stewardship Program, dedicated to advancing “the preservation and availability of physical and digital collections important for research, teaching, and public engagement in the humanities.” NEH anticipates awarding approximately $...

Congressional Update: Lewis-Burke Analysis of All 12 FY 2026 Appropriations Bills

January 22, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided an updated and consolidated analysis of fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding, representing all 12 final FY 2026 appropriations bills that have now been introduced by Congress. Funding analyzed as part of this document is for major federal agencies of most relevance to the research, technology, education, workforce, and healthcare communities, and new updates to the document now include information about the Department of Defense, NIH,...

Washington Update - January 16, 2026

January 16, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Policy Update: House Science, Space, & Technology Committee Holds Hearing on AI Action Plan      Policy Update: Lewis-Burke Analysis of FY 2026 Minibus Packages    Space Snapshot: NASA Funding Outlook and Upcoming Funding Opportunities  Agency Update: ED's AHEAD Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Reaches Consensus    Funding Opportunities: U.S. Air Force Academy BAA...

Funding Opportunity: NEA Releases FY 2027 Solicitation for the NEA Research Labs and Research Grants in the Arts Program

January 15, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
On January 12, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) released a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the NEA Research Labs Program and Research Grants in the Arts Program for fiscal year (FY) 2027. Through both these programs, NEA seeks to fund applications that cultivate research partnerships that “investigate the value and/or impact of the arts in American life.” Projects for both these programs may focus on how art may impact sectors such as health, artificial intelligence (AI), and education. The Research Labs program is a limited submission where Berkeley can submit only one...

Policy Update: Updated Lewis-Burke Analysis of FY 2026 Minibus Packages

January 15, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided an updated and consolidated analysis of fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding, representing eight of the 12 final FY 2026 appropriations bills that have now been introduced by Congress. Funding analyzed as part of this document is for the following major federal agencies of most relevance to the research, technology, education, workforce, and healthcare communities:

Department of State National Science Foundation National...