Engineering

Engagement Opportunity: DARPA to Host Industrial and Research Security Conference in August

June 2, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host an industrial and research security conference from August 11-13 in Long Beach, CA. The conference will provide three days of security training, discussion groups, keynote presentations, and Q&A with DARPA and other defense leadership. Recommended attendees include university research compliance officers, defense industrial base security professionals, and cybersecurity practitioners. Of note, the event will provide a parallel three-day track for university-specific training for institutions of higher education with “DARPA...

Congressional Update: Congress Advances Surface Transportation Legislation and DOT Nominee

May 26, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
The legislation that sets the funding, policy, and direction for transportation and infrastructure programs at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) expires on September 30, 2026, the end of the fiscal year. Congressional activity has begun to build on the current House Transportation and Infrastructure bipartisan authorization, Build America 250 Act. This involves discussion and consideration of proposals impacting DOT’s portfolio of surface transportation research and development (R&D) activities, such as the University Transportation Centers (UTC) and the creation of a new...

Washington Update - May 28, 2026

May 28, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Policy Update: OMB Releases Proposed Revision of Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (Uniform Guidance)    Congressional Update: Congress Advances Surface Transportation Legislation and DOT Nominee       Engagement Opportunity: NSF Releases Request for New Tech Accelerators  ...

Washington Update - May 22, 2026

May 22, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Appropriations Update: House Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2027 Energy and Water Bill     Chatty Note Update: Funding Opportunity: NSF Releases AI Efficiency Challenge Solicitation       Agency Update: USDA posts RFI on Biotech Regulations   Agency Update: NASA Announces...

Engagement Opportunity: NIST Hosts 2026 University Research Summit

May 5, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced it will host a University Research Summit to convene representatives from academia, including university faculty and students, with NIST researchers. Hosted by NIST's International and Academic Affairs Office (IAAO), the 2026 NIST-University Research Summit aims to...

Funding Opportunity: NSF Consolidates Programs in the Directorate for Engineering

May 1, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) recently released revised programs, consolidating previous CBET core programs into broader solicitations. The newly released programs from ENG are the first updates from this Directorate to implement NSF’s new research funding structure going forward, collapsing 16 programs into 4. While there will be fewer overall solicitations, this does not mean that NSF will necessarily be awarding less overall funding. Rather the new structure is meant...

Washington Update - April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Policy Update: CMS Issues FY 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule    Policy Update: SBIR /STTR Reauthorization Passed into Law    Policy Update: Economic Development Administration Organizational Update       Funding Opportunity: NIH Launches Computational Modeling of Hormone Homeostasis Initiative       Updated Engagement Opportunity:...

Updated Analysis of the President’s FY 2027 Budget Request

April 10, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC
Lewis-Burke is has provided a full analysis of the fiscal year (FY) 2027 President’s budget request to Congress. This serves as an update to our preliminary analysis released on Friday, April 3.

As a refresher, the budget proposal includes...

Funding Opportunity: DOE Releases Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator Program

April 10, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

This is a limited submission opportunity. Interested applicants must follow the campus process.

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO), in partnership with the Office of Geothermal (OG), released the long-awaited Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The NOFO seeks to bolster the critical minerals and materials (...

Washington Update - April 10, 2026

April 10, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Budget Update: Updated Analysis of the President’s FY 2027 Budget Request      Policy Update: Department of Education Releases Materials for Upcoming Negotiated Rulemaking on Accreditation      Policy Update: Lewis-Burke Space Snapshot - Spring 2026      Policy Update: President Trump...