Engineering

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided an updated and consolidated analysis of fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding, representing all 12 final FY 2026 appropriations bills that have now been introduced by Congress. Funding analyzed as part of this document is for major federal agencies of most relevance to the research, technology, education, workforce, and healthcare communities, and new updates to the document now include information about the Department of Defense, NIH,...

Lewis-Burke has provided a summary report about two funding opportunities from the Department of Defense.

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) released a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) inviting white papers and proposals for research projects aligned with the Air Force’s technology needs. USAFA will likely obligate multiple awards, with the cumulative amount for awards less than $99 million in total. Eligible applicants include institutions of higher education...

On January 8, the House passed in a bipartisan vote of 397 to 28 a $175 billion “minibus” spending package (H.R. 6938) that includes three fiscal year (FY) 2026 appropriations bills: Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS); Energy and Water Development (E&W); and Interior and Environment (Interior). The Senate plans to consider the minibus package starting today. This spending package funds many federal science, workforce, and economic development agencies of interest to the research community, such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Department of Energy (DOE), the National...

On January 5, Congress released a bipartisan, bicameral legislative package that would provide final fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding levels and spending directives for agencies funded through the annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS); Energy and Water Development (E&W); and Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Interior) Appropriations Acts. The package, also known as a minibus, would provide a total of $174.6 billion in discretionary funding across all three appropriations acts, and among other directives, includes language within the CJS and E&W...