Instrumentation & Equipment

Department of Defense Releases FY 2026 DURIP Solicitations

February 20, 2025

DOD has released solicitations for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) competition. DURIP is an annual program under DOD’s University Research Initiative (URI) that provides acquisition funding for equipment and instrumentation used to support defense-related research activities. LEwis-Burke has provided a report with more information about this opportunity.

Federal Opportunities for Equipment and Infrastructure 2024

October 9, 2024

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.

Federal Opportunities for Equipment and Infrastructure 2024

October 9, 2024

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.

November Elections Outlook for Research and Development Priority Areas

September 6, 2024

Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a report about the potential implications of the November elections on overall U.S. research and development (R&D) priorities for the next Administration. While there are currently limited details on R&D priorities for a second Trump or a Harris Administration, we assume a future President Harris would have similar priorities as President Biden (with some additional new signature initiatives expected), and we also consider what...

NSF Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure-1

August 23, 2024

For a full report, view the Lewis-Burke write-up. The National Science Foundation recently announced a new round of the Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 program. The Mid-scale RI-1 program supports the design or implementation of unique and compelling research infrastructure projects that respond to an identified need of the research community and/or fulfillment of a national need to enable U.S. researchers to be competitive in a global research environment. Mid-scale...