Federal Funding Opportunity

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with an analysis of two new IES opportunities. The “Special Education Dissertation Research Fellowship Program” competition is out of the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) and is focused on preparing “individuals to conduct rigorous and relevant education and special education research” which is intended to assist doctoral students with their studies. The “Strengthening Program Evaluation Capacity...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Standards Coordination Office released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to establish a new Standardization Center of Excellence (SCoE) that will advance U.S. leadership in developing international standards for critical and emerging technologies (CETs). The SCoE aims to better coordinate all aspects of standardization efforts between public- and private-sector stakeholders in order to advance U.S. national security and economic competitiveness. for more information, see the...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has forecasted a release of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) aimed to expand knowledge and advance the development of new methods, approaches, and tools to enhance health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). USAID anticipates inviting interested parties to collaborate in co-creating, co-designing, and co-investing to support the agency in developing, piloting, and scaling innovative R&D solutions to address global health issues outlined in the BAA problem and challenge statements, including reducing child and...

NIST announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity for a new Manufacturing USA Institute focused on the use of Artificial Intelligence to increase the resilience of U.S. manufacturers. This NOFO provides up to $70 million to establish a single Manufacturing USA Institute that will “integrate expertise in AI, manufacturing processes, and supply chain networks to conduct applied R&D projects that address industry-wide needs for innovation leading to greater resilience of manufacturing systems.” This is a limited submission opportunity. Please follow the...