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Full report: Tufts Washington Update — January 11, 2019

Contents:

• Introduction
• Congressional and Administration Updates
  • Congress Passes Legislation Establishing a 10-Year National Quantum Initiative
  • Department of Education Releases Whitepapers on Higher Education and Accreditation
• Agency Updates and Funding Opportunities
  • Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy Releases Funding Opportunity for Nuclear Energy, Geothermal, and Ultra-Durable Concrete Early-Stage Technologies
  • Department of Energy Announces $3.6 Million for Research on Watersheds
  • Department of Energy Office of Science Releases Early Career Researcher Solicitation
  • Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Seeks to Replicate Insects’ Neural Systems for AI Under μBRAIN Solicitation
  • Air Force Research Laboratory Issues Presolicitation for ADMIRE Program
  • Army Science Board Soliciting Input on Battlefield Uses of AI