Social & Behavioral Sciences

Funding Opportunity: NSF Releases NOFOs for Core Research, FY26 Expeditions, & New EFRI Solicitations

August 19, 2026
On August 17, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced 10 new notices of funding opportunities (NOFOs) for core research programs along with several specific solicitations for larger programs. The announcement stated that NSF plans to provide $1.5 billion for foundational research across science and engineering. These new funding releases follow NSF's new vision for research funding, which aims to reduce the overall number of solicitations from the agency and adopt a...

Washington Update - July 31, 2026

July 31, 2026

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

Policy Update: HHS Issues Dangerous Gain of Function Policy Agency Update: Several U.S. Agencies Announce Initiatives to Partner on the Genesis Mission Funding Opportunity: Department of Defense Releases FY 2027 DURIP Solicitations Funding Opportunity: Large Federal R&D Funding Opportunities Funding Opportunity: U.S. Wildland Fire Service Releases FY27 Joint Fire...

Large Federal R&D Funding Opportunities

July 30, 2026

Lewis-Burke's Large Federal R&D Funding Opportunities memo provides an overview of major funding opportunities for federal agencies, changes to their funding approaches, and updates on timing and outlook for longtime center programs where intel is available. Please note that there is significant uncertainty in timing of many opportunities within agencies, and new opportunities are increasingly issued with quick turnaround times. The report also includes “...

Washington Update - July 24, 2026

July 24, 2026

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

Policy Update: White House Provides Major Updates on Science and Technology Priorities Congressional...

Funding Opportunity: NSF Launches the AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery Program to Advance AI-Ready Datasets

July 24, 2026
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released a new funding program, the Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery program (AI Datasets), to advance existing scientific community datasets using artificial...

Funding Opportunity: HRSA Releases Several Health Workforce Grants

June 18, 2026

In early June, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced more than 35 funding opportunities relevant to institutions of higher education and academic health centers. Given the volume of recent announcements and the relatively short application timelines, institutions may benefit from identifying the opportunities most relevant to their priorities and areas of focus.

To assist with this effort, LBA has compiled and organized the currently available funding opportunities by HRSA bureau and office. Many application deadlines are approaching...

Landscape of Public Health Research Priorities - May 2026

May 8, 2026

Lewis-Burke has provided a Landscape of Public Health Research Priorities report. Given the disruption to traditional public health research funding sources over the past year, this landscape examines priorities and opportunities at agencies not primarily involved in research or without public health in its core mission. While engagement with these agencies will often require flexibility in approach and/or collaboration with non-academic organizations, they remain an...

Washington Update - April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026

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

Policy Update: CMS Issues FY 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule    Policy Update: SBIR /STTR Reauthorization Passed into Law    Policy Update: Economic Development Administration Organizational Update       Funding Opportunity: NIH Launches Computational Modeling of Hormone Homeostasis Initiative       Updated Engagement Opportunity:...

Policy Update: Economic Development Administration Organizational Update

April 17, 2026
On April 2, the Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced that it had completed its reorganization, which was congressionally approved with the agency’s 2025 reauthorization, and had taken actions to streamline internal operations in the grant-making process. The reorganization created two central programming offices, the Office of Regional Operations (ORO) and the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. ORO will oversee all six regional offices and is responsible for implementing EDA’s Public Works and Economic Development Act (PWEDA) programs. In addition, EDA announced that...

Updated Analysis of the President’s FY 2027 Budget Request

April 10, 2026
Lewis-Burke is has provided a full analysis of the fiscal year (FY) 2027 President’s budget request to Congress. This serves as an update to our preliminary analysis released on Friday, April 3.

As a refresher, the budget proposal includes...