Energy, Environment, & Sustainability

Defense Research Snapshot

September 19, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided a report about the Department of Defense's portfolio of environmental and installation energy and water research and demonstration programs, entitled the Strategic Environmental R&D Program (SERDP). DOD also demonstrates promising and cost-effective technologies that address high-priority environmental requirements through the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP). SERDP and ESTCP are managed jointly by the DOD,...

Washington Update - September 20, 2024

September 20, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Policy Update: ORI Issues Final Rule on Research Misconduct Energy Snapshot: DOE Releases Funding Calls in Broad Set of Clean Energy Topics and Seeks Feedback on Future Priorities in AI, Carbon Harvesting, and Geothermal Power Federal Advisory Committee Nomination Opportunities Update - September 16, 2024 Engagement Opportunity: DOE Seeks Input on Future Priorities...

Department of Energy Snapshot- September 2024

September 18, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided an updated report on Department of Energy (DOE) funding and engagement opportunities of most relevant to research organizations. Since the last energy snapshot, DOE released four funding opportunities related to methane gas releases measurement and mitigation, biorefineries, electric vehicle charging for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and the annual EPSCoR funding call. DOE is also about to release another three funding calls related to quantum...

2024 Fall Congressional Outlook

September 11, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided a Fall Congressional Outlook report on future prospects for major legislation for the remainder of 2024 of most relevance to the research, education, and academic medicine communities. Returning from a summer recess, Congress again has a busy fall legislative schedule starting with some major deadlines and decisions looming on September 30, the end of the fiscal year when government funding and authorities to execute critical...

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...