Federal Funding Opportunity

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
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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...

ONR Releases FY 2025 Naval STEM Education and Workforce Program Solicitation

January 8, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the FY5 Department of Navy (DON) Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM), Education and Workforce Program from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) within the Department of Defense (DOD). this program aims to cultivate an innovative STEM workforce capable of maintaining the Navy’s technological capabilities. Requirements and...

NSF Translation and Diffusion Solicitation

January 2, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

The National Science Foundation’s Directorate for STEM Education recently released a solicitation for its new Translation and Diffusion (TD) program. The purpose of the TD program is to address the barriers between moving knowledge gained from conducting research on education and learning to PreK-12 STEM classrooms, as well as those related to utilizing effective classroom practices to drive basic education research. The TD program is accepting four types of...

AFOSR Directors' Research Initiative in Energy for Agility

January 2, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) has announced the FY25 Directors' Research Initiative (DRI), centered around "Energy for Agility." This funding opportunity seeks to advance cutting-edge research in energy science to support the development of agile, next-generation technologies. AFOSR aims to revolutionize energy generation, mobile energy storage, and power distribution to enhance capabilities for Air and Space systems.

AFOSR is...