Research NewsletterIssue: ORN-2022-30

FY 2023 R&D Appropriations Dashboard 

AAAS Tool to Track FY2023 Science Appropriations

The AAAS FY23 R&D Appropriation Dashboard compares White House, House, and Senate spending proposals for science and technology programs. It is updated regularly as the funding debate unfolds over the spring and summer. Click on different tabs to explore by agency, and mouse over for more detail. If you have questions or suggestions, contact us.

Due to the timeline of the 2023 Budget Request, agencies compared budgets to the FY2022 Continuing Resolution (CR) level. This dashboard compares FY2023 budgets to FY2022 Enacted levels for all values displayed, with the exception of some values in the notes. Every comparison to the CR will be explicitly stated as such. 

Breakfast with Interim Provost Atam Dhawan

https://www.njit.edu/provost/breakfast-interim-provost

Informal breakfast sessions with small groups from the NJIT community will be hosted by the Interim Provost each Tuesday from 8.30 AM to 10.00 AM at the University Club, Eberhardt Building. These breakfasts will provide NJIT faculty, staff and students the opportunity to ask questions, give feedback, and engage with the Interim Provost on their experiences, concerns, expectations and needs. While it is open to all members of the community, seats are limited each week. If you are interested in participating in this informal discussion, please submit this form. The Office of the Provost will follow up with you to confirm the date of your breakfast session.

NSF: Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB); Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES); NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships (AAPF); Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF); Ideas Lab: Engineering Technologies to Advance Underwater Sciences (ETAUS); Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP); Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice (PACSP); Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (CDS&E-MSS); Mathematical Biology Program; Paleo Perspectives on Present and Projected Climate (P4CLIMATE)

NIH: NCI Outstanding Investigator Award (R35); The Early Detection Research Network: Biomarker Characterization Centers (U2C); BRAIN Initiative: Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization (R61/R33); Point-of-Care Technologies Research Network: Technology Research and Development Centers (TRDC) (U54); Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA) (K12)

Department of Defense/US Army/DARPA/ONR: DoD Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Investigator Initiated Research Award; Minerva Research Initiative’s (Minerva) Defense Education and Civilian University Research (DECUR) Partnership; Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA; FY22 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) – RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC)

Department of Transportation: UTC Program Competition 2022-2026 Grants

Department of Agriculture: Conservation Reserve Program Decision Support Tools

Department of Labor: Targeted Topic Training

Department of Commerce/EDA:  Climate Program Office Research; Ocean Exploration Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Opportunity; FY2021 to FY2023 NOAA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

EPA: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM

Department of Energy: FY 2022 Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement; Stewardship Science Academic Alliances Program Centers of Excellence; Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute for Industrial Decarbonization through Electrification of Process Heating

NASA: Weather and Atmospheric Dynamics; University Leadership Initiative (ULI); ROSES 2022: Living with a Star Science

National Endowment of Humanities: Humanities Connections; Summer Stipends

Private Foundations: Sony Research Award Programs; Global Partnerships and Grand Challenges

New Quantum Hardware Could Allow Computers to Process Information More Naturally: It’s no secret that quantum computers are advancing in both power and efficiency every day, and may eventually become a strategic asset that could even give governments advantages over one another. Simply looking at the timeline, quantum computing has come a long way in a very short period of time, having achieved quantum supremacy by demonstrating the ability to solve complex problems faster than a traditional computer back in 2019. Meanwhile, the federal government is planning for a post-quantum future where powerful quantum machines shred today’s encryption protections. NIST and private companies are currently scrambling to create new cybersecurity protections that can withstand a quantum assault. All of that points to a bright future for quantum computers, which only started generating attention and interest around 2016 with their non-traditional computing methods—apparently breaking the laws of physics—to solve complex problems. More information is posted on the NextGov website.

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Department of Energy Announces $4.7 Million for Research and Development Partnership Pilots: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $4.7 million in funding for 35 new grants to colleges and universities that are under-represented in DOE’s foundational climate, Earth, and environmental science research investments. These grants will help provide technical assistance to build capacity and achieve the goal of broadening institutional participation in DOE’s science investments. Selected projects will develop partnerships that focus on a wide range of climate and environmental science topics, from the role that atmospheric aerosols play in climate change to efforts to assure that America’s most vulnerable communities will become more resilient to the pressures imposed by a warming world. Partnerships will involve collaborations with DOE-supported projects at national laboratories, universities, and/or DOE user facilities, to enhance institutional capacity with a goal to strengthen and diversify American science. Projects were chosen by competitive merit review under the DOE Funding Opportunity Announcement, “Research Development and Partnership Pilot (RDPP),” sponsored by the Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program within the Department’s Office of Science. Funding totals $4.7 million in fiscal year 2022 dollars for projects lasting 18 to 22 months. A list of projects can be found at the BER website under “What's New.”

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White House Advocates Cloud Investment as a Path to Artificial Intelligence: Federal agencies that want to successfully scale and implement cloud computing systems into existing infrastructure can do so through several key practices, including designating expert teams, two-factor authentication, and enhanced education opportunities among users.  Outlined in a White House report published earlier this month, officials documented how cloud computing systems can support further federal research and development in artificial intelligence, a goal within the broader Biden administration.  

Authored by the Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee within the National Science and Technology Council, the report notes that leveraging cloud computing technology can enable better on-demand resources for researchers working with AI technologies. It went on to highlight opportunities for public agencies looking to bolster AI research efforts with advanced computing systems. “Agencies that have undertaken early efforts to leverage commercial cloud computing resources to advance AI R&D have commonly experienced benefits to their investments in terms of providing internal and external researchers persistent, on-demand access to cutting-edge capabilities, accelerating experimentation and the use of AI in new domains, and enabling reproducibility and scalability of the research activities and results,” the report explains. More information is posted on the NextGov website.

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