Energy, Environment, & Sustainability

November Elections Outlook for Research and Development Priority Areas

September 6, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the potential implications of the November elections on overall U.S. research and development (R&D) priorities for the next Administration. While there are currently limited details on R&D priorities for a second Trump or a Harris Administration, we assume a future President Harris would have similar priorities as President Biden (with some additional new signature initiatives expected), and we also consider what...

Washington Update - August 30, 2024

August 30, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Funding Opportunity: Office of Naval Research (ONR) Releases National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) Engagement Opportunity: NASA Invites Public Input on Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy Engagement Opportunity: Federal Advisory Committee Nomination Opportunities Update Policy Update: Lewis-Burke 2024 Landscape of Federal Artificial Intelligence...

Washington Update - August 16, 2024

August 16, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Funding Opportunity: DHS S&T Directorate Releases FY 2024 Long Range BAA Funding Opportunity: NSF Releases Solicitation for Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships Funding Opportunity: NOAA Releases 2024 Climate Program Office Competitions Funding Opportunities: IES Special Education and Postsecondary Evaluation DOD Funding Opportunities:...

Washington Update - August 9, 2024

August 9, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Appropriations Update: Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2025 Labor-H Bill Appropriations Update: Senate Appropriations Committee Favorably Reports FY 2025 Energy and Water Development Bill Funding Opportunity: NOAA Releases Solicitation for Climate Variability and Predictability Program Engagement Opportunity: Lewis-Burke Attending the 2024 Military Health...

ONR National Oceanographic Partnership Program BAA

August 27, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

For a full report, view the Lewis-Burke write-up. The Department of Defense’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently released their National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) Broad Agency Announcement for 2024. ONR is seeking proposals that aim to promote ocean knowledge as a means for supporting national security and general research to sustain U.S. resources. This year’s BAA will focus on two overarching research topics:

Topic 1: Internal Wave Energy, Mixing, and...

NSF Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure-1

August 23, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

For a full report, view the Lewis-Burke write-up. The National Science Foundation recently announced a new round of the Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 program. The Mid-scale RI-1 program supports the design or implementation of unique and compelling research infrastructure projects that respond to an identified need of the research community and/or fulfillment of a national need to enable U.S. researchers to be competitive in a global research environment. Mid-scale...

NSF Regional Resilience Innovation Incubator Program

August 14, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

For a full report, view the Lewis-Burke write-up. The National Science Foundation recently announced a new program for Regional Resilience Innovation Incubators (R2I2). This program will support collaborative, community-engaged initiatives to develop and implement scalable solutions to climate-related challenges by translating recent research advancements in climate and Earth system science into practical applications. R2I2 will be implemented in two phases, concept creation...

NOAA Climate Program Office Competitions

August 14, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

For a full report, view the Lewis-Burke write-up. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released its suite of 2024 Climate Program Office competitions which cover a wide variety of topics in climate science in addition to a new one-time program from the National Marine Fisheries Service funded by the Inflation Reduction Act funding citizen science. These programs are excellent for researchers who would like to receive funding from NOAA as an individual or...

Washington Update - June 28, 2024

June 28, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Appropriations Update

·House Labor-HHS-ED Subcommittee Approves FY 2025 Appropriations Bill

Policy Updates

·Congressional Interest in NIH Reform Continues with New Framework, Engagement...

Appropriations Update: House and Senate Appropriations Committees Pass Resepective FY 2025 Agriculture Bills

July 15, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-burke has provodes an analysis of the fiscal year (FY) 2025 House and Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Ag-FDA) appropriations bills. Last week, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees passed their respective versions of the bill, with the House bill advancing on a party-line vote and the Senate bill receiving unanimous approval. Both bills hold the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the...