Federal Intel/Update

Funding Opportunities in Environmental Justice Research

February 1, 2023
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Environmental justice (EJ), climate change, and diversity, equity, and inclusion have all been at the forefront of the Biden Administration’s agenda leading to an increased level of attention and support for community engaged research and intervention. In this Lewis-Burke Associates' report, potential federal programs and funding opportunities are highlighted.

Funding Update: Large Federal Funding Opportunities

May 5, 2023
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

This Lewis-Burke report provides information on center-level funding opportunities across federal agencies. The summary provides high-level information on upcoming opportunities expected in 2023 and 2024. As well as more detailed and comprehensive information on the status and timing of flagship funding opportunities across federal agencies.

Federal Opportunities for Minority-Serving Institutions

February 9, 2023
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided a report summarizing federal opportunities specifically available for MSIs (including AANAPISIs) and HBCUs. UC Berkeley was approved as an AANAPISI as of April 2023.

Federal Large-Scale Semiconductor Research and Development Opportunities Funded through the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022

February 16, 2023
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

The CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (CHIPS+) appropriated $54 billion to support onshoring of semiconductor manufacturing, innovation, and workforce initiatives. This included more than $13 billion for semiconductor research and development. This Lewis-Burke Associates' report summarizes large-scale semiconductor R&D opportunities included in CHIPS+ of relevance to the research community and provides advance intelligence on the likely timing of federal solicitations.

Future Opportunity: NIST NOI for future CHIPS R&D funding opportunities

January 31, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) CHIPS Program Office's two new Notices of Intent (NOI) for future CHIPS R&D funding opportunities:

CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute: At least $200 million will be invested in one new CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute focused on digital twin technology to advance semiconductor and advanced packaging manufacturing. The full NOFO is...

Upcoming Opportunity: NIST Announces Notice of Intent for New Manufacturing USA Institute on AI for Resilient Manufacturing

March 13, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about a Notice of Intent (NOI) for a new (long awaited) Manufacturing USA Institute on AI for Resilient Manufacturing from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The purpose of the NOI is to encourage teaming across academia, industry, Federal labs, and state/local government around resilient manufacturing processes in industries of national priority ahead of a full notice of funding opportunity (...

Policy Update: Congressional Interest in NIH Reform Continues with New Framework, Engagement Opportunities

June 24, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about congressional interest in NIH reform continues with new framework and engagement opportunities. In recent months congressional interest in policy changes for biomedical research, specifically focused on the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has increased substantially. Several factors, including scrutiny of the agency’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a perceived lack of transparency and oversight of certain...

Congressional Update: Senate AI Working Group Releases Bipartisan AI Roadmap to Spur Greater Spending and Passage of New Legislation Focused on AI Innovation and Safeguards

May 17, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the Senate Bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Working Group which has released its long-awaited AI roadmap. The roadmap, called Driving U.S. Innovation in Artificial Intelligence, aims to provide direction to congressional Committees in shaping AI policy and future legislation and calls for a $32 billion investment in non-defense AI research and development (R&D) each year. The proposed funding...

Congressional Update: House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Holds Hearing on Research Security

February 20, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided campus with a report about the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee's hearing on Examining Federal Science Agency Actions to Secure the U.S. Science and Technology Enterprise on Thursday February 15. Witnesses included Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Dr. Rebecca Keiser, Chief of Research Security Strategy and Policy at the National Science Foundation (NSF); Dr. Geri Richmond,...

Washington Update - January 12, 2024

January 12, 2024
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC provides campus with a weekly Washington Update every Friday. In this report:

Funding Opportunity: NSF Announces New Responsible Design, Development, and Deployment of Technologies (ReDDDoT) Program; Funding Opportunity: SBA Announces 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition; Funding Opportunity: ESTCP Releases FY 2025 Solicitation; Engagement Opportunity: 2024 Military Health System Research Symposium Releases Call for Abstracts; and DARPA...