Engineering

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...

Engagement Opportunity: Webinar on Department of Defense Research Security Policy

March 26, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

On March 9, 2026, the Department of Defense released an updated version of the ...

Washington Update - March 27, 2026

March 27, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Policy Update: Artificial Intelligence Policy Update – Quarter One Appropriations Update: Senate Passes FY 2026 Homeland Security Funding Package       Funding Opportunity: NSF Releases TechAccess: AI-Ready America Program (Note, this is a limited submission opportunity. Interested...

Washington Update - March 20, 2026

March 20, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Agency Update: March 2026 Energy Snapshot  Funding Opportunity: NEH Announces New Collections Stewardship Program   Funding Opportunity: DOE Releases Request for Application for the Genesis Mission    Funding Opportunity: DOE Releases $500 Million for Critical Mineral Processing and Recycling for Batteries   Funding Opportunity: NIFA Launches New Rapid Response to...

Washington Update - February 20, 2026

February 20, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Policy Update: U.S. Department of Labor’s Artificial Intelligence Literacy Framework       Policy Update: February House Releases 2026 Farm Bill Text; Markup February 23       Policy Update: February Defense Research Snapshot on Critical Technologies     Engagement Opportunity: 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium Releases Call for Abstracts     Funding Opportunity: DOE Releases Solicitation for Energy Frontier Research Centers (note this is a limited submission and...