UMN Washington Update

The University of Minnesota receives a weekly congressional update prepared by Lewis-Burke Associates LLC in DC with additional federal policy updates and funding opportunities. Brian Paro ([email protected]) is the University’s director of Federal Relations. 

October 4, 2024 Update

  • Funding Opportunities: 
    • NSF Announces Funding Opportunity for the Network Coordination Hub for the National Network for Microelectronics Education
    • DOE Releases Nuclear Reactor Safety Training Workforce Development Program Solicitation
    • NIH Releases Biomedical Research Facilities Construction Grant Solicitation
    • ONR Releases Long Range BAA for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology
    • NSWC Carderock Division Releases FY 2025 BAA
    • DTRA Releases FRCWMD BAA
  • Engagement Opportunity: DARPA Hosts AI BTO Pitch Day
  • Policy Updates: 
    • NSTC Launches Membership Program and Workforce Center of Excellence
    • CMS Issues Changes to FY 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Rates

September 27, 2024 Update

  • Funding Opportunities: 
    • EPA Releases Funding Opportunities to Support Advanced Recycling Infrastructure and Food Waste Prevention
    • DOE Releases Spurring Projects to Advance Energy Research and Knowledge Swiftly (SPARKS)
  • Engagement Opportunities: 
    • Doing Business With ARPA-H Industry Day
    • Call for Input on Nutrition Security from BIFAD

September 20, 2024 Update

  • Funding Opportunities: 
    • NSF Releases New Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence (MultiPLEx) Program
    • HRSA Releases Solicitation for Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training- Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults (BHWET-CAY) Program for Professionals
  • Engagement Opportunities: 
    • ARPA-H Launches Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) Initiative
    • DOE Seeks Input on Future Priorities for the Frontiers in AI for Science, Security, and Technology Initiative
    • DOE Releases Funding Calls in Broad Set of Clean Energy Topics and Seeks Feedback on Future Priorities in AI, Carbon Harvesting, and Geothermal Power
    • Federal Advisory Committee Nomination Opportunities Update
  • Policy Update: ORI Issues Final Rule on Research Misconduct

August 30, 2024 Update

  • Funding Opportunity: Office of Naval Research (ONR) Releases National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) BAA
  • Engagement Opportunities: 
    • NASA Invites Public Input on Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy
    • Federal Advisory Committee Nomination Opportunities Update
  • Policy Updates:
    • CMS Releases Funding to Help Individuals Enroll in Health Insurance
    • Lewis-Burke 2024 Landscape of Federal Artificial Intelligence Research and Policy Priorities

August 23, 2024 Update

  • Funding Opportunities: 
    • NSF Releases Solicitation for Science and Technology Centers (STC): Integrative Partnerships
    • NSF Announces Regional Resilience Innovation Incubator Program
    • NOAA Releases 2024 Climate Program Office Competitions
    • IES Invites Applications for Special Education Dissertation Research and Strengthening Program Evaluation Capacity
    • DHS S&T Directorate Releases FY 2024 Long Range BAA
    • ONR Releases Electronic Warfare and Surveillance BAA/ARL Releases Collaborative Research Alliance BAA  
    • DARPA BTO Announces New AI Initiative  

August 9, 2024 Update

  • Appropriations Updates:
    • Senate Appropriations Releases FY 2025 CJS Bill and Report
    • SAC-D Approves FY 2025 Defense Appropriations Bill
    • Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2025 Labor-H Bill
  • Policy Update: CMS Issues FY 2025 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule
  • Funding Opportunity: NOAA Releases Solicitation for Climate Variability and Predictability Program

August 2, 2024 Update

  • Appropriations Update: Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2025 Interior and Environment Bill
  • Funding Opportunities: 
    • DOD Releases FOA for FY 2025 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
    • EDA Releases New Good Jobs Challenge NOFO
  • Engagement Opportunity: DARPA Announces Fall 2024 Discover DSO Day

Minibus Spending Packages: Implications for Research, Education, Workforce, and Health

Lewis-Burke’s analysis of the Minibus Spending Packages, FY24.

Lewis-Burke Analysis of FY 2024 Minibus

Lewis-Burke’s analysis of the first $460 billion FY 2024 minibus spending package.