Federal Funding Opportunity

IES Longitudinal Data and Transformative Research Competitions

May 7, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about two new competitions for National Centers for Education Research (NCER). The first competition is the “Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking” and the second is the “Transformative Research in the Education Sciences.” The Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Policymaking grant program supports collaborations between state...

DOE Microelectronics Science Research Centers

May 9, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a summary and analysis of a $160 million solicitation from the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science to compete Microelectronics Science Research Centers (MSRCs). This is DOE’s main initiative focused on driving innovation in microelectronics needed for its unique missions with an emphasis on energy efficiency microelectronics and microelectronics for extreme environments. In the first phase of the competition, DOE would fund...

DARPA Microsystems Technology Office BAA

May 14, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) FY24 Office-wide Broad Agency Announcement. This BAA seeks research that supports MTO’s strategy for approaching novel circuit technologies and processes for manufacturing and sustainably producing semiconductors. Abstracts and proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis. Abstracts are encouraged and must be submitted by March 9, 2025, while...

DOD CDMRP Releases FY 2024 Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Solicitations

May 15, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the Department of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) FY24 Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) solicitations. For FY 2024, Congress allocated $130 million to the PRCRP in 19 topic areas. The PRCRP aims to support innovative, high-impact cancer research that leads to clear and impactful advances in the health care of service...

IES FY25 Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs

May 30, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the Institute of Education Sciences' notice inviting applications (NIA) in support of its FY 2025 Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs. IES is funding four competitions in the notice, two of which will be supported through the National Center for Education Research (NCER) and focus on education...

DOE Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) Centers Solicitation

May 24, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about Department of Energy's new $180 million funding opportunity announcement for new fusion energy centers called Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) collaboratives. The purpose of these centers is to address fusion materials and technology gaps needed to successfully commercialize fusion energy as well as start to build fusion innovation clusters...

NSF Releases National STEM Teacher Corps Pilot Program

May 30, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates had provided a report about NSF's new National STEM Teacher Corps Pilot Program. This program aims to elevate PreK-12 teaching in STEM by providing professional development support and by “recognizing outstanding STEM educators who advance equity in our Nation’s preK-12 classrooms.” This program was authorized in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, was specifically directed in the final fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations bill, and is informed by...

NSF Engineering Research Center Solicitation

May 28, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about NSF's latest Engineering Research Center (ERC) solicitation. ERCs support center-scale convergent Engineering research projects that will lead to strong societal impact. Centers are funded at around $25 million for an initial period of five-years, with funding for an additional five-years based on performance. The solicitation highlights four foundational components...

IES Seedling to Scale and Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Education Policy and Practice Grant Programs

June 20, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about the Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Education Research (NCER) solicitation, including two competitions related to education innovation and scalable education research and development (R&D). The first being their brand-new Seedlings to Scale grant program, the second being the Research Networks Focused on Critical Problems of Education Policy and Practice...

DOE and EPA Release Joint Funding Solicitation for Methane Emissions Monitoring and Reduction Program

June 24, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) newly released joint $850 million funding opportunity announcement to reduce methane emissions at existing oil and gas sites as well as develop new methane emissions monitoring and reduction technologies. Specifically, the DOE and EPA plan to use funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to fund:

1) Industry-led projects deploying existing...