Federal Funding Opportunity

DARPA DSO FY25 Young Faculty Award

October 25, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about DARPA's Young Faculty Award (YFA) program. This program’s objective is to identify and support “rising stars in junior research positions” at higher education and non-profit institutions that have yet to receive funding from DARPA. DARPA invites "innovative research proposals" that target a single technical area from one of the following participating offices: the Defense Sciences Office (DSO), Microsystems...

DoD FY 2025 Minerva Research Initiative FOA

October 14, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the Department of Defense's Minerva Research Initiative, DOD's signature university-led social science research program. There are six topics of interest: Societal Cohesion and Conflict; Advancing Influence Measurements; Artic at the Polar Crossroads; Cultural Resilience, Climate, and Human Security in Oceania; Social Impact of Technological Change; Deterrence and Competition Across Military and Civilian Spheres. Though not...

Federal Opportunities for Equipment and Infrastructure 2024

October 9, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided a report that provides an overview of federal grant opportunities that support infrastructure and large equipment investments. In considering physical infrastructure projects across university campuses, this document should be used as a guide. The information in this document is current as of October 9, 2024, the time it was originally disseminated.

NSWC Carderock Division FY 2025 BAA

October 2, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about NSWC Carderock Division's FY25 BAA. The primary mission of the Carderock Division is to support the science, engineering and technology needs of surface and undersea vehicles and systems. The goal of the fiscal year (FY) 2025 BAA is to educate “a cadre of new professionals who can consider careers in the Navy RDT&E enterprise.” Accordingly, the NSWCCD seeks basic and applied project proposals involving undergraduate,...

ONR Long Range BAA for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology

October 2, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about ONR's new BAA. Through the BAA, ONR is seeking S&T proposals that can advance and improve Navy and Marine Corps operations. ONRG serves as an external network facilitator, deepening ONR’s connections with the Naval research enterprise by supporting fundamental research, seed grants, conferences, and workshops that foster collaboration between the U.S. Navy and the international S&T community. Proposals to this BAA...

EPA Funding Opportunities to Support Advanced Recycling Infrastructure and Food Waste Prevention

September 24, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about three new NOFOs to enhance recycling infrastructure and promote food waste prevention. These initiatives aim to restore health and economic issues in historically underserved and overburdened communities by improving waste management systems, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and preventing food waste.

Overview of Federal Funding Opportunities for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities

September 25, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a 2024 Overview of Federal Funding Opportunities for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities. While not exhaustive, the overview provides information on a wide range of federal agencies and programs. Interested investigators should check individual solicitations for details, as deadlines may quickly approach. Further, investigators may use this document to identify relevant programs and develop proposals and...

EDA 2024 Build to Scale Solicitation

September 12, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Assosicates have provided us with a report about EDA's Build to Scale opportunity. B2S is a signature initiative at EDA for the development of regional innovation ecosystems. Similar to previous years, B2S aims to provide flexible financial support to projects that support innovative technology-based economic development (TBED) solutions to develop startups, commercialization programming, pathways to capital, and high-quality jobs by leveraging the competitive...

NSF International Program – Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence

September 17, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Assosicates have provided us with a report in regards to The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) releasing a new program to support international research partnerships to address societal grand challenges. The Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence (MultiPLEx) program will support the U.S. component of multilateral research partnerships that “leverage diverse expertise, data,...

NSF and NIH Announce Biomedical Research Initiative for Next-Gen BioTechnologies – SynBio Control (BRING SynBio)

September 11, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Assosicates have provided us with a report about NSF and NIH's new collaborative program, Biomedical Research Initiative for Next-Gen BioTechnologies – SynBio Control (BRING SynBio). BRING SynBio is a two-phased program that seeks to support fundamental synthetic and engineering biology research and accelerate its translation into early-stage, biomedical technologies specifically focused on the use of biological control theory. Please see the report for more...