The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently released the agency’s first DHS Innovation, Research, and Development (IRD) Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2024-2030. The plan outlines the DHS’s intent to enhance technological capabilities across the homeland security enterprise and in support of the Department’s six distinct mission areas, streamlining investments and initiatives to address current and potential threats and hazards facing the nation. The plan outlines eight cross-cutting Strategic Priority Research Areas (SPRAs) for the Department to focus on, including advanced sensing, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, climate change, communications, cybersecurity, data methods and tools, and digital identity and trust. The SPRAs will serve as a rubric for how DHS S&T intends to organize research endeavors across several components and programs, while also providing insight for industry, academia, and stakeholder communities in how best to support the Department’s diverse needs.
DHS anticipates holding several internal agency meetings centered on the SPRAs that will support working groups to discuss, coordinate, and collaborate on potential future research initiatives and areas of engagement within each SPRA topic. The working groups will be expected to create “IRD planning assessments, roadmaps, and/or agendas” that can be used to drive future DHS investment and programming.
The Biden Administration has continued to prioritize and support Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) and Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCUs) across all federal agencies, proposing increases to existing programs as well as looking toward Congress to authorize new funding. To assist in tracking these many developments, Lewis-Burke has compiled the attached document, which provides an overview of federal opportunities specifically available for MSIs and HBCUs. Programs described in the document are likely of interest to various Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs), HBCUs, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), among other MSIs.
This document only includes programs either currently or previously funded by Congress and omits those that have been authorized but have not received appropriations.
This 7-page document includes tips on what to include in your diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) plan, how to invite expert partners and a list of possible U of A programs/offices to either leverage or consult with as you develop your DEI plan.
A quick rundown of this recurring National Science Foundation grant to purchase multi-user and shared-use instrumentation for scientific and engineering research and training across disciplinary boundaries.
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A basic tutorial for using NIH RePORTER (RePORT Expenditures and Results) as well as Matchmaker, a tool within RePORTER system that can be used to identify the NIH Institutes & Centers that have funded grants with a particular research focus as well as the Study Section and Program Officer.
