Biological Sciences

Funding Opportunity: DOD CDMRP Releases FY 2026 Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Solicitation

May 12, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
The Department of Defense (DOD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) released its fiscal year (FY) 2026 Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) solicitations. For FY 2026, Congress allocated $165 million to the PRCRP in 20 topic areas. The PRCRP aims to support innovative, high-impact cancer research that leads to clear and impactful advances in the health care of service members and their families, veterans, and beneficiaries.

Additional information on each of the different PRCRP funding mechanisms and a list of the FY 2026 PRCRP topic areas can be found...

Funding Opportunity: DOD DARPA BTO Launches D-PECHE Program to Advance Novel Epigenetic Engineering

May 14, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
On May 6, DOD DARPA released a Special Notice announcing the DNA-Protein Epigenetic Chemistry Engineering (D-PECHE) program. This initiative falls under DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office (BTO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) and is designed to solicit innovative, proof-of-concept technologies capable of creating and removing new-to-nature epigenetic modifications on DNA bases. The goal...

Landscape of Public Health Research Priorities - May 2026

May 8, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided a Landscape of Public Health Research Priorities report. Given the disruption to traditional public health research funding sources over the past year, this landscape examines priorities and opportunities at agencies not primarily involved in research or without public health in its core mission. While engagement with these agencies will often require flexibility in approach and/or collaboration with non-academic organizations, they remain an...

Washington Update - May 8, 2026

May 8, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Policy Update: Lewis-Burke Landscape of Public Health Research Priorities - May 2026       Appropriations Update: Final FY 2026 Homeland Security Funding Bill      Agency Update: NIH Advisory Council Meetings Summary and Concept Clearances - Winter/Spring 2026       Agency Update: DHS Final Rule on Duration of Status Submitted to OIRA    Funding Opportunity: DOE...

NIH Advisory Council Meetings Summary and Concept Clearances - Winter/Spring 2026

May 6, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
In the early months of 2026, advisory councils across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) met to discuss priorities, policies, and ongoing and upcoming activities within their portfolios. In addition to covering agency-wide issues such as changes to NIH’s funding strategies, backlogs in award review processes, and prioritization of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) and artificial intelligence within Institute and Center portfolios, many councils approved the creation or renewal of programs aligned with their individual missions and broader Administration priorities. Lewis-Burke has...

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...

Washington Update - April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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
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...

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...