Energy, Environment, & Sustainability

DOE Funding Snapshot- September 2023

September 7, 2023

Lewis-Butke Associates has provided campus with a report about recent Department of Energy (DOE) funding opportunities and an updated list of future funding solicitations. Consistent with prior Lewis-Burke reports, DOE released funding solicitations for energy storage technologies for aircraft, railroads, and ships; critical material supply chain innovation and alternatives; innovative technologies for methane reduction and converting captures gas into value-added products;...

Agency Update: DOE Highlights Upcoming Opportunities and Future Research Directions for Advanced Scientific Computing Research

October 16, 2023

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about recent activities, emerging priorities, and future opportunities within the Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) program. ASCR primarily funds applied math and computer science research programs and builds and operates the government’s most advanced high performance computing facilities. This analysis is based on...

Agency Update: Highlights of Future Opportunities Related to Advancing the Department of Energy's Eight Energy Earthshots

October 19, 2023

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about future funding opportunities related to the Department of Energy’s eight Energy Earthshots. DOE Earthshots are focused on increasing and prioritizing research, development, and demonstration investments in clean energy technologies over the next decade that will help the United States meet net-zero carbon goals by 2050. Until Congress finalizes FY 2024 appropriations, there is a lot of uncertainty on the...

DOE Research and Funding Priorities for Biological, Climate, and Environmental Sciences

November 16, 2023

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided a report with advance intelligence on recent activities, emerging priorities, and future opportunities within the Department of Energy (DOE) Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program. This analysis is based on information from the virtual Fall 2023 BER Advisory Committee (BERAC) meeting held on October 19-20, 2023, the FY 2024 DOE budget request, the House and Senate FY 2024 Energy and Water bills, DOE workshop and roundtable...

DOE Basic Energy Research Priorities

December 19, 2023

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report which provides advanced intelligence on recent activities, emerging priorities, and future opportunities within the Department of Energy (DOE) Basic Energy Sciences (BES) program. BES primarily supports materials, chemistry, biosciences, and geosciences research to lay the foundations for new energy technologies and advance more broadly DOE missions in energy, environment and national security.

DOE Funding Opportunities Snapshot Update

January 2, 2024

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report which provides an update on current and planned fiscal year (FY) 2024 Department of Energy (DOE) funding opportunities over the next two months.

DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers

January 23, 2024

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about DOE's Energy Frontier Research Centers funding opportunity. Please note, this is a limited submission funding opportunity. Applicants must apply to the campus process here.

USDA Releases Solicitation for Rural Innovation Stronger Economy Program

February 2, 2024

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about USDA's new solicitation for the Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) competitive grants program, which was authorized through the 2018 Farm Bill. The RISE program aims to support rural job accelerator partnerships and innovation centers that foster high wage jobs and new businesses in distressed rural and energy communities, and leverage and maximize local assets, including broadband. The program anticipates...

Federal Funding Opportunities for Research Related to PFAS

February 1, 2024

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided camus with a report about open or anticipated PFAS-related funding calls across the federal government for which higher education institutions and other independent research institutions may be eligible. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are a class of thousands of synthetic chemicals that have become integral to the manufacturing of and a component in a wide variety of products. Over the last few decades, however, there has been...

USDA and FFAR Releases Solicitation for Innovation Challenge: Nourishing Next Generation Agrifood Breakthroughs

June 12, 2024

Lewis-Burke Associates had provided a report about a new opportunity from the USDA and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)-- the Innovation Challenge: “Nourishing Next Generation Agrifood Breakthroughs”. This challenge seeks research proposals that will drive innovations at the intersection of climate-smart agriculture, human health, social justice, and equity to advance nutrition security. This...