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. Sarah Neimeyer (neimeyer@umn.edu) is the University’s Director of Federal Relations.

March 24, 2023 Update

DOE Releases Call for Energy Earthshot Research Foundations
AFOSR Releases Materials Characterization and Quantum Performance: Correlation and Causation FOA
NSF Releases Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure-2 Solicitation

Biden Administration Releases FY 2024 Budget Request
ARPA-H Makes Major Announcements on Funding Opportunities, Personnel, and Locations

Policy Update: CMS Releases Initial Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Guidance and Part B Rebatable Drugs

EPA Releases Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program
DOD Releases FY 2023 Solicitations for DEPSCoR Program
NFWF Releases America the Beautiful Challenge
NIH Announces Exploratory Grants for Climate Change and Health Research Center Development
NSF BIO Releases Solicitation for Synthesis Center for Understanding Organismal Resilience
NSF Releases Three New Convergence Accelerator Topics for 2023
NEH Releases Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grant Application
NINR Publishes Three Funding Opportunities Focused on Health Disparities

FDA Seeking Nominations to the Patient Engagement Advisory Committee
NTIA Publishes Request for Comments on Digital Equity Act Grant Programs in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
USAID Requests Input to Shape the Next Phase of Research for Development

Policy Update: CMS Releases Disproportionate Share Hospital Third-Party Payer Rule
Agency Update: NIH Releases RFI on Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research
Hearing Update: House Science Committee Emphasizes Need for U.S. National Science and Technology Strategy
Funding Opportunity: NSF-CISE Releases Solicitation for Safe Learning-Enabled Systems
Engagement Opportunity: DARPA Releases RFI for DARPA Forward Initiative

Policy, Agency Updates and Funding, Engagement Opportunities
Policy Update: Biden Administration Issues Report on Mental Health Research Priorities
Agency Update: NIST Industrial Advisory Committee Previews Upcoming CHIPS R&D Funding and Programs
Funding Opportunities:

USDA NIFA Releases FY 2023 AFRI Sustainable Agricultural Systems RFA
DOD Releases FY 2024 Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) FOA

Engagement Opportunity: NIH ACD Working Group on Re-envisioning NIH Supported Postdoctoral Training is Seeking Input

CMS Releases Guidance on Rebates for Prescription Drugs Under the Inflation Reduction Act
Biden Administration Announces Plan to End Public Health Emergency

Agency Update: FDA Announces Organizational Restructuring to Establish the Human Foods Program
Funding Opportunites:

USDA NIFA Releases FY 2023 AFRI Foundational and Applied Science RFA
DOD Releases NFO for the STEM National Defense Education Program (NDEP)
AFOSR Releases FOA for University Center of Excellence in Intelligent Structures for Morphing High Speed Vehicles
Department of Defense Releases FY 2024 DURIP Solicitations
NSF Releases Solicitation Incorporating Human Behavior in Epidemiological Models in Partnership with NIH

EDA Requests Input to Inform the Regional Tech Hubs Program
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Solicits Nominations for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Policy, Agency Updates and Funding Opportunities
Policy Update: CMS Releases the 2023 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice
Agency Update: NAIRR-TF Releases Initial Task Force Report
Funding Opportunities:

NOAA Releases Solicitation for Building Capacity for Environmental Literacy
National Science Foundation Announces New Global Centers (GC) Solicitation for Use-Inspired Research Addressing Global Challenges in Climate Change and Clean Energy