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Full report: Tufts Washington Update May 31

Contents:

• Introduction
• Appropriations Updates
  • Senate Appropriations Committee Agrees to Top-Line Discretionary Spending Levels for All 12 Appropriations Bills
  • House Appropriations Committee Releases Interior and Environment Bill
  • House Appropriations Committee Approves Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill
  • Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2019 Agriculture Bill
  • House Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2019 Agriculture Bill
  • Senate Appropriations Committee Favorably Reports FY 2019 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill
  • House Appropriations Committee Favorably Reports FY 2019 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill
  • House Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Bill
• Funding Opportunities
  • USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Releases RFA for Foundational and Applied Science Program
  • Department of Education Announces FY 2018 Title VI International Education Grant Programs
  • Department of Defense Releases FOA for the Minerva Research Initiative
  • Department of Defense NDEP Releases FOA on Defense STEM Education Consortium (DSEC)
  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research Releases FOA for University Center of Excellence in Assured Autonomy in Contested Environments
  • Department of Defense Solicits Proposals for BUILD Infrastructure Grant Program
  • Department of Education FY 2019 IES NCER and NCSER Grant Competitions Announced
  • Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity Releases BAA on Molecular Information Storage (MIST) Program