Biological Sciences

Washington Update - April 24, 2026

April 24, 2026
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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...

Washington Update - April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026
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Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:

Policy Update: CMS Issues FY 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule    Policy Update: SBIR /STTR Reauthorization Passed into Law    Policy Update: Economic Development Administration Organizational Update       Funding Opportunity: NIH Launches Computational Modeling of Hormone Homeostasis Initiative       Updated Engagement Opportunity:...

Funding Opportunity: NIH Computational Modeling of Hormone Homeostasis Initiative

April 17, 2026
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Women’s Health Research (ORWH) and the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI) have launched a joint initiative to advance predictive, mechanistic understanding of human hormone systems through computational modeling. This initiative seeks to fund interdisciplinary teams capable of building robust in silico models that capture hormone regulation, feedback loops, and system-level dynamics across tissues and organ systems. Unlike traditional NIH grant programs, this opportunity operates under the...

Updated Analysis of the President’s FY 2027 Budget Request

April 10, 2026
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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...

Engagement Opportunity: DARPA to Host BTO Innovation Fair

April 13, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
In November, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office (BTO) Innovation Opportunity Fair (BIO Fair) was postponed due to the government shutdown. DARPA has not yet set a new date for the event.It has since recently been...

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...

Engagement Opportunity: Webinar on Department of Defense Research Security Policy

March 26, 2026
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On March 9, 2026, the Department of Defense released an updated version of the ...

Washington Update - March 27, 2026

March 27, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Policy Update: Artificial Intelligence Policy Update – Quarter One Appropriations Update: Senate Passes FY 2026 Homeland Security Funding Package       Funding Opportunity: NSF Releases TechAccess: AI-Ready America Program (Note, this is a limited submission opportunity. Interested...

Washington Update - March 20, 2026

March 20, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Agency Update: March 2026 Energy Snapshot  Funding Opportunity: NEH Announces New Collections Stewardship Program   Funding Opportunity: DOE Releases Request for Application for the Genesis Mission    Funding Opportunity: DOE Releases $500 Million for Critical Mineral Processing and Recycling for Batteries   Funding Opportunity: NIFA Launches New Rapid Response to...

Washington Update - March 13, 2026

March 13, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Agency Update: ED Releases Proposed Rules on Workforce Pell Grant and Pell Ineligibility   Engagement Opportunity: Lewis-Burke Associates & CDMRP Webinar on April 2      Funding Opportunity: Department of State Releases Annual Program Statement (APS) and Addenda for America First Global Health Strategy      Funding Opportunity: NIH Releases Biomedical Research...