Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:
Agency Update: Department of Education Announces Significant Reduction in Force Efforts Agency Update: Department of Education State of Play Engagement Opportunity: DARPA Announces 2025 Discover DSO Day (D3)
On March 11, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced they were undertaking a reduction in force (RIF) “impacting nearly 50% of the Department’s workforce.” This effort would significantly reduce the staff of the department by 1,950 employees. ED’s press release states that impacted staff would be placed on administrative leave on Friday, March 21 and that the RIF total includes 600 employees who took a voluntary resignation or retirement opportunities since the start of the Administration and 1,350 employees who will be laid off.
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:
Policy Update: FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Artificial Intelligence in Drug and Medical Device Development Policy Update: FDA Issues Draft Guidance to Improve Performance of Oximeters in Clinical Settings 2025 Education and Workforce Policy Predictions Engagement Opportunity: 2025 Military Health System Research Symposium Releases Call for Abstracts Funding...
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report In this report:
Congressional Update: Congress Passes Continuing Resolution and Other End of Year Legislation Congressional Update: House AI Task Force Report Charts Path Forward for Responsible AI and Federal Engagement Policy Update: Congress Passes Economic Development Reauthorization And Expansion of Regional Commissions Funding Opportunity: DIU releases Defense Innovation OnRamp...
The National Science Foundation’s Directorate for STEM Education recently released a solicitation for its new Translation and Diffusion (TD) program. The purpose of the TD program is to address the barriers between moving knowledge gained from conducting research on education and learning to PreK-12 STEM classrooms, as well as those related to utilizing effective classroom practices to drive basic education research. The TD program is accepting four types of...
Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about NSF's new solicitation for Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace 2.0. The solicitation aims to increase trust in global cyber ecosystems and includes the security, privacy, and resilience of cyberspace. SaTC 2.0 includes the NSF Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE), and STEM Education (EDU), but...
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report In this report:
Agency Update: NIJ Releases Anticipated FY 2025 Research Interests New Policy Update: Department of Energy Research Security Overview Engagement Opportunity: ARPA-H’s Announces Proposers’ Day for EHI Initiative Funding Opportunity: NSF Releases Updated ExLENT Solicitation
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a list of anticipated research interests for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. This list includes 15 topics, under which a majority are focused on research and evaluation. It is important to note that these topic ideas are subject to change and may not result in a funding opportunity depending on final priorities and available funding. NIJ typically releases funding opportunities between December and May, though this timeline may be delayed due to the lack of resolution on the FY 2025 spending bills. The topics...
