Federal Funding Opportunity

DOE Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) Centers Solicitation

May 24, 2024

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...

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

June 20, 2024

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 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...

Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Broad Agency Announcement

June 27, 2024

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about the Navy Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division BAA, which lists 16 topic areas of interest to advance naval aviation, many of which are in direct alignment with the Department of Defense’s critical technology areas for national security, such as cyber, AI/ML, energy storage, materials, hypersonics and quantum. Eligibility is open to academic, private sector and non-profit proposers, and white papers will be accepted...

Belmont Forum Funding Calls for Africa Environmental Research and Tropical Forest Research

June 26, 2024

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about the Belmont Forum, an international partnership of 39 science organizations and funding institutions, 2024 collaborative research actions (CRAs) to support the work of international research consortiums around selected themes. The first 2024 CRA, the Africa Regional Call (ARC), aims to address climate change vulnerability and risks across the African continent.  The second CRA, Tropical Forests: Global...