Federal Funding Opportunity

NEH Releases Chairman’s Grants in Honor of America’s 250th Anniversary: Celebrate America!

April 15, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

The National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) has released a call for proposals for the Chairman’s Grants in Honor of America’s 250th Anniversary: Celebrate America! These grants aim to fund projects that highlight key moments in United States history, including “the founding of the American nation, key historical figures, and milestones that reflect the exceptional achievements of the United States.” NEH will award at least 250 proposals grants for up to $25,000. The application for Celebrate America! opened on April 14, 2025, and will be...

NASA University Leadership Initiative Solicitation

April 4, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided a repost about NASA's eighth University Leadership Initiative (ULI) competition. Established in 2015, ULI supports university-led teams conducting research to exercise technical and organizational leadership in proposing unique technical challenges in aeronautics, defining multi-disciplinary solutions, establishing peer review mechanisms, and applying innovative teaming strategies to strengthen the research impact. Projects should address specific...

NSTC Scalable Memory Architecture Program

April 8, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about a new $33.5 million funding opportunity from the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), the Scalable Memory Architecture Program (SMAP).

SMAP aims to develop new architectural solutions that leverage new memory technologies and advanced packaging techniques to create the “data, tools, and technology assessment capabilities needed to optimize performance, reduce latency, and improve energy efficiency...

DOT FY 2025 Safe Streets and Roads for All NOFO

April 9, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the Department of Transportation's FY25 NOFO for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. The SS4A program supports local and Tribal efforts to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. The program advances the National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS) and aims to realize the goal of zero roadway fatalities through a Safe System Approach. DOT will fund SS4A grants through two tracks: Planning and...

NSF Fire Science Innovations through Research and Education Program

March 19, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about NSF's new standing program focused on wildland fire research and education titled Fire Science Innovations through Research and Education (FIRE). The FIRE program will support research or conference proposals for multidisciplinary research that advances understanding of variables contributing to the start and spread of fires, methods for management, and/or insights into solutions for more fire-resilient built infrastructure and communities.

Those who are interested should see the ...

DOD FY 2026 Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Solicitation

March 7, 2025
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Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the FY26 Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Solicitation.

Originally established in 1985, MURI remains one of the most popular programs among researchers at institutions of higher education and stands as the benchmark for building a defense-oriented research capability on campus. With the goal of leveraging interdisciplinary teams to understand and achieve revolutionary breakthroughs on behalf of...

ARI BAA for Behavioral and Social Sciences

February 5, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

The United States Army Research Institute (ARI) for Behavioral and Social Sciences released its fiscal year (FY) 2026 broad agency announcement (BAA) seeking proposals for its Basic Research program. This BAA seeks proposals that focus on novel, state-of-the-art, and multidisciplinary approaches in the behavioral and social sciences that will contribute to theory as well as benefit the Army. White papers are not required for this solicitation; however, they are highly encouraged. White papers are due by 5:00 PM ET on March 9, 2025, and full proposals are due by 5:00 PM...

NEH Seeks Research on the Impact of the Humanities

January 30, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced a new research grant opportunity aimed at understanding the impact and state of the humanities. The State and Impact of the Humanities opportunity, which is managed by the NEH Office of Data and Evaluation, aims to broaden understanding of the impact and value of the humanities through data-driven research studies of humanities efforts broadly. Proposed projects should align with one of the following research categories:...

DOD ESTCP FY 2026 BAA

January 15, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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...

SBA 2025 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

January 15, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

The Small Business Administration has released its 2025 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC). This core program at SBA supports efforts from Entrepreneur Support Organizations to strengthen innovation ecosystems and entrepreneur growth partnerships in critical industries. The competition will comprise of two stages, and proposals must meet one of the two identified theme areas: Lab-to-Market or Capital Formation for Stage One. SBA will award additional funds to Stage One recipients to scale their proposed solution. Stage One submissions are due on January 31, 2025. Please see...