Social & Behavioral Sciences

Washington Update - April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026
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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
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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
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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...

Washington Update - April 10, 2026

April 10, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Budget Update: Updated Analysis of the President’s FY 2027 Budget Request      Policy Update: Department of Education Releases Materials for Upcoming Negotiated Rulemaking on Accreditation      Policy Update: Lewis-Burke Space Snapshot - Spring 2026      Policy Update: President Trump...

Engagement Opportunity: Webinar on Department of Defense Research Security Policy

March 26, 2026
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On March 9, 2026, the Department of Defense released an updated version of the ...

NIJ Releases FY 2025 Funding Opportunities

March 26, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

As you may have seen, the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has begun releasing new funding opportunities. These represent the first solicitations published by the agency since the Trump Administration took office. Consistent with Lewis-Burke's prior intel, these initial opportunities use unspent FY 2025 funds, which the agency received approval to disburse in FY 2026. The agency is expected to roll out a full slate of FY 2025 funding opportunities in the coming days and weeks, with FY 2026 funding opportunities to follow later this year. NIJ will continue to publish funding...

Congressional Update: Lewis-Burke Analysis of All 12 FY 2026 Appropriations Bills

January 22, 2026
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Lewis-Burke Associates has provided an updated and consolidated analysis of fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding, representing all 12 final FY 2026 appropriations bills that have now been introduced by Congress. Funding analyzed as part of this document is for major federal agencies of most relevance to the research, technology, education, workforce, and healthcare communities, and new updates to the document now include information about the Department of Defense, NIH,...

Policy Update: Updated Lewis-Burke Analysis of FY 2026 Minibus Packages

January 15, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates has provided an updated and consolidated analysis of fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding, representing eight of the 12 final FY 2026 appropriations bills that have now been introduced by Congress. Funding analyzed as part of this document is for the following major federal agencies of most relevance to the research, technology, education, workforce, and healthcare communities:

Department of State National Science Foundation National...

Washington Update - January 9, 2026

January 9, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

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

Policy Update: A Look Back and Ahead in Education and Workforce Policy   Appropriations Update: Congress Releases FY 2026 Appropriations Minibus Package for CJS, E&W, and Interior   Engagement Opportunity - Lewis-Burke Associates Hosts Horizon Europe Webinar on January 30       Engagement Opportunity: DOT To Release NOFO for University Transportation Centers (UTC...

Appropriations Update: Congress Releases FY 2026 Appropriations Minibus Package for CJS, E&W, and Interior

January 6, 2026
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

On January 5, Congress released a bipartisan, bicameral legislative package that would provide final fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding levels and spending directives for agencies funded through the annual Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS); Energy and Water Development (E&W); and Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Interior) Appropriations Acts. The package, also known as a minibus, would provide a total of $174.6 billion in discretionary funding across all three appropriations acts, and among other directives, includes language within the CJS and E&W...