Federal Funding Opportunity

USDA NIFA Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative

December 11, 2024

USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has released a new Request for Applications for their Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI).

Summary: OREI seeks to solve critical organic agriculture issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research, education, and extension activities. The purpose of this program is to fund projects that will enhance the ability of producers and processors...

USDA NIFA Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program – Organic Transitions

December 12, 2024
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USDA's USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has released a new Request for Applications for their Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program- Organic Transitions.

Summary: The goal of the Organic Transitions Program (ORG) is to support the development and implementation of research, extension and higher education programs to improve the competitiveness of organic...

NSF and AFRL REsearch in FLoquet Engineered QuanTum Systems (REFLEQTS) Solicitation

December 13, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the NSF and AFRL join solicitation for REsearch in FLoquet Engineered QuanTum Systems (REFLEQTS). The program aims to fund groundbreaking research in Floquet Engineered Quantum Systems with a specific focus on “engineering novel states of matter with enhanced functionalities in quantum systems.” REFLEQTS is aligned with the National Quantum Initiative (NQI) which calls for a coordinated effort among federal agencies...

NSF Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace 2.0 Solicitation

December 12, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about NSF's new solicitation for Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace 2.0. The solicitation aims to increase trust in global cyber ecosystems and includes the security, privacy, and resilience of cyberspace. SaTC 2.0 includes the NSF Directorates for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE), and STEM Education (EDU), but...

NSF ExLENT Solicitation

December 3, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Assosicates have provided us with a report about NSF's Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT) program. The ExLENT program provides funding to support experiential learning opportunities that increase access to emerging technology careers for individuals no matter their educational or career background. The ExLENT solicitation supports proposals across three tracks, all focused on individuals with different levels of STEM education or...

DOD SERDP FY26 Core Statements of Need BAA

November 15, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the new BAA from the Department of Defense (DOD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) which seeks responses for its fiscal year (FY) 2026 Core Program Statements of Need (SONs). SERDP, in partnership with the Department of Energy (DOE) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), leads environmental and resilience research and development at DOD, including basic, applied, and advanced science and...

AFRL Long Range BAA for Air Dominance

November 13, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the new Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) broad agency announcement (BAA) which seeks research proposals on various topics that will enhance aviation capabilities. The BAA specifies 12 specific research topics of interests, and highly encourages proposers to consult with the point of contact (POC) for the relevant research area to discuss ideas before submitting white papers. This BAA will remain open for five...

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.