Energy, Environment, & Sustainability

DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers

January 23, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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, LLC

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, LLC

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, LLC

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...

DOE Funding Opportunities Snapshot February 2024 Update

February 20, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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). New in this update are new funding opportunities in AI for Science, quantum computing, Regional Energy Crop Hubs, and ARPA-E’s electric vehicle battery circularity program.

National Science Foundation Announces New Global Centers Solicitation to Support Use-Inspired Research Addressing the Bioeconomy

March 13, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about the new Global Centers (GC) solicitation from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This is the second GC competition and will focus on Use-Inspired Research Addressing the Bioeconomy. This is an NSF-wide activity in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and research funders from Canada, the United Kingdom (UK), and new for...

EPA Announces Coastal Ecosystems Climate Resilience Request for Application (RFA)

March 15, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has put out a solicitation to support up to seven proposals worth ~$1.2 million each over three years to support research focused on the development of methods, tools, and approaches to characterize and valuate coastal resilience. As this program is through the EPA's Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Program,...

EPA Releases STAR Solicitation for Air Pollution Data in Underserved Communities

April 11, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about the Environmental Protection Agency's new solicitation under its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program and in partnership with Air, Climate, and Energy (ACE) research program to support research on air pollution data and communication of air quality information for underserved communities affected by hazardous air pollutants. Applicants should propose...

Agency Update: DOE Prepares Funding Solicitations for Microelectronics and Fusion Centers and ARPA-E OPEN Call for Clean Energy Technologies

April 24, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about current and planned Department of Energy (DOE) funding opportunities. This snapshot also includes a funding outlook for the DOE Office of Science and planned DOE investments in emerging technology areas. The focus of this snapshot is on DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E opportunities.

Federal Opportunities for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions

April 26, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report which provides an overview of federal opportunities specifically available for MSIs and HBCUs. The Biden Administration has continued to prioritize and support Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCUs) across all federal agencies, proposing increases to existing programs as well as looking toward Congress to...