Education

Washington Update - October 23, 2026

October 23, 2026
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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: IES Invites Applications for FY 2027 From Seedlings to Scale and Transformative Research in Special Education Grant Programs

October 21, 2026
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The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has announced FY 2027 grant competitions for its From Seedlings to Scale (S2S) and Transformative Research in Special Education programs. These opportunities represent the second tranche of grants outlined in IES Director Soldner’s August letter, ...

Funding Opportunity: DOD Releases SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program Cooperative Agreement

October 5, 2026
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The Department of Defense (DOD) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a new cooperative agreement to administer and execute the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) scholarship-for-service program. Overseen by DOD STEM, the program provides scholarships to graduate and undergraduate students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines identified as crucial to national security. Generally,...

Higher Ed Policy Update

September 15, 2026
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Lewis-Burke has provided a higher education update which provides a strategic outlook on the higher education policy environment in 2026. The document examines Administration priorities, major regulatory actions affecting student aid, accountability, accreditation, research funding, while also assessing broader challenges.

Agency Update: ED Releases Proposed Rule on Updating Federal Grant Administration Regulation

August 21, 2026
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On August 21, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) released a pre-publication notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) proposing changes to the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) and related federal education grant regulations. The proposed rule would make technical and procedural updates intended to reduce administrative burden, promote efficiency...

Agency Update: ED Releases Proposed Rule on Changing Higher Education Accreditation

August 21, 2026
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On August 20, the U.S. Department of Education (ED)releaseda notice of proposed rule (NPRM) reflecting ED’s plan to reform the federal accreditation framework. The proposed rule...

Funding Opportunity: The Department of Education Releases Institute of Education Sciences Grant Opportunities

August 11, 2026
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The U.S. Department of Education (ED) Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has announced five fiscal year (FY) 2027 Requests for Applications (RFA) from the National Center for Education Research (NCER) and the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER). These are the first opportunities released from IES since FY 2025. The programs support research training, methodological innovation, and the use of longitudinal data to strengthen evidence-based education policymaking. The RFAs were announced in conjunction with a letter from Acting IES Director Dr. Matt Soldner, which...

Funding Opportunity: NSF Releases NOFOs for Core Research, FY26 Expeditions, & New EFRI Solicitations

August 19, 2026
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On August 17, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced 10 new notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) for core research programs along with several specific solicitations for larger programs. The announcement stated that NSF plans to provide $1.5 billion for foundational research across science and engineering. These new funding releases follow NSF's new vision for research funding, which aims to reduce the overall number of solicitations from the agency and adopt a...

Washington Update - July 31, 2026

July 31, 2026
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Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:

Policy Update: HHS Issues Dangerous Gain of Function Policy Agency Update: Several U.S. Agencies Announce Initiatives to Partner on the Genesis Mission Funding Opportunity: Department of Defense Releases FY 2027 DURIP Solicitations Funding Opportunity: Large Federal R&D Funding Opportunities Funding Opportunity: U.S. Wildland Fire Service Releases FY27 Joint Fire...

Large Federal R&D Funding Opportunities

July 30, 2026
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Lewis-Burke's Large Federal R&D Funding Opportunities memo provides an overview of major funding opportunities for federal agencies, changes to their funding approaches, and updates on timing and outlook for longtime center programs where intel is available. Please note that there is significant uncertainty in timing of many opportunities within agencies, and new opportunities are increasingly issued with quick turnaround times. The report also includes “...