Energy, Environment, & Sustainability

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...

ARPA-E 2024 Vision OPEN Call FOA

June 10, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates had provided a report about Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy's (ARPA-E) new FOA for its Vision OPEN 2024 program to fund up to 50 clean energy technology projects. Unlike ARPA-E’s standard technology program solicitations, which...

DOE and EPA Release Joint Funding Solicitation for Methane Emissions Monitoring and Reduction Program

June 24, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) newly released joint $850 million funding opportunity announcement to reduce methane emissions at existing oil and gas sites as well as develop new methane emissions monitoring and reduction technologies. Specifically, the DOE and EPA plan to use funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to fund:

1) Industry-led projects deploying existing...

Energy Storage Snapshot: DOE Funding and Engagement Opportunities

June 24, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

The snapshot includes information on the upcoming DOE Energy Storage Grand Challenge Summit and Energy Storage program annual meeting and peer review, federal funding outlook for DOE energy storage activities, and future planned funding solicitations. Lewis-Burke Asociates has provided campus with this DOE snapshot on upcoming funding and engagement...

Belmont Forum Funding Calls for Africa Environmental Research and Tropical Forest Research

June 26, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about the Belmont Forum, an international partnership of 39 science organizations and funding institutions, 2024 collaborative research actions (CRAs) to support the work of international research consortiums around selected themes. The first 2024 CRA, the Africa Regional Call (ARC), aims to address climate change vulnerability and risks across the African continent.  The second CRA, Tropical Forests: Global...