Engineering

POLICY UPDATE: Agency Responses to Executive Orders

February 27, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided an updated report on the agency response to recent Executive Orders document with updates from the following agencies:

HHS DOC DOE NASA NSF NEA USAID EPA USDA

Engagement Opportunity: DARPA DSO Critical Orientation of Mathematics to Produce Advancements in Science and Security (COMPASS) Workshop

February 25, 2025
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is hosting a hybrid workshop to provide information and facilitate technical discussions with potential proposers about the Critical Orientation of Mathematics to Produce Advancements in Science and Security (COMPASS) Advanced Research Concept (ARC) Opportunity. Scheduled for Wednesday, March 5, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET, the event will introduce the COMPASS Opportunity, offer a broad program overview, and feature discussions with government personnel and leading researchers.

COMPASS...

Washington Update - January 31, 2025

January 31, 2025
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Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:

Policy Update: Agency Responses to Executive Orders Space and Transportation Update: New Agency Leadership, Executive Orders, and Space and Transportation R&D Funding Opportunities Energy Update: New DOE Leadership, Executive Orders, and Energy R&D Funding Opportunities Funding Opportunity: NEH Seeks Research on the Impact of the Humanities

Washington Update - January 17, 2025

January 17, 2025
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Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:

Agency Update: CDC Releases One Health Framework to Address Zoonotic Diseases and Advance Public Health Preparedness Policy Update: Department of Justice Issues Final Rule on Sensitive Data Protection Funding Opportunity: DOD ESTCP Releases FY 2026 BAA Funding Opportunity: SBA Announces 2025 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

DOD ESTCP FY 2026 BAA

January 15, 2025
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The Department of Defense's Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP) released its annual Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) containing topics of interest for technology development and demonstration efforts. ESTCP, in comparison to the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), focuses on advanced technology production as opposed to basic or otherwise fundamental research. More information on the solicitation and topics of interest can be found in the...

Washington Update - January 3, 2025

January 3, 2025
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Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report In this report:

Congressional Update: Congress Passes Continuing Resolution and Other End of Year Legislation Congressional Update: House AI Task Force Report Charts Path Forward for Responsible AI and Federal Engagement Policy Update: Congress Passes Economic Development Reauthorization And Expansion of Regional Commissions Funding Opportunity: DIU releases Defense Innovation OnRamp...

Washington Update - December 13, 2024

December 13, 2024
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Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report In this report:

Policy Update: Congress Releases Conferenced FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act Engagement Opportunity: The United States Energy Association Invites Universities to Join its Organization as Members Funding Opportunity: NSF Releases Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace 2.0...

NSF and AFRL REsearch in FLoquet Engineered QuanTum Systems (REFLEQTS) Solicitation

December 13, 2024
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Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the NSF and AFRL join solicitation for REsearch in FLoquet Engineered QuanTum Systems (REFLEQTS). The program aims to fund groundbreaking research in Floquet Engineered Quantum Systems with a specific focus on “engineering novel states of matter with enhanced functionalities in quantum systems.” REFLEQTS is aligned with the National Quantum Initiative (NQI) which calls for a coordinated effort among federal agencies...

Congress Releases Conferenced FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act

December 12, 2024
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Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the conferenced version of the FY25 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA authorizes programs and establishes policies that advance U.S. national security programs across the government, including the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE). The NDAA is generally considered an annual “must-pass” bill, given its substantial impacts on national security and the U.S. military.

The...

Washington Update - December 6, 2024

December 6, 2024
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Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report In this report:

Agency Update: NIJ Releases Anticipated FY 2025 Research Interests New Policy Update: Department of Energy Research Security Overview Engagement Opportunity: ARPA-H’s Announces Proposers’ Day for EHI Initiative Funding Opportunity: NSF Releases Updated ExLENT Solicitation