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Full report: Tufts Washington Update– Dec 18

Contents:

• Introduction
• Policy Updates
  • Congress Approves 2018 Farm Bill Conference Report
  • National Institute for Standards and Technology Releases Draft Report on Return on Federal Research Investments
  • Administration Releases Update to STEM Strategic Plan
• Agency Updates
  • National Institutes of Health Advisory Committee to the Director Holds Wide-Ranging Meeting
  • National Science Foundation Releases Request For Information for Integration Institutes for Cross-cutting Biology
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Announces Public Comment Period for Research and Development Plan
  • Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity Releases RFI on Deep Learning
• Funding Opportunities
  • National Science Foundation Releases HDR Institutes for Data-Intensive Research in Science and Engineering – Ideas Labs
  • National Science Foundation Releases Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure-2 Solicitation
  • National Science Foundation Releases Dear Colleague Letter on STEM Workforce Development Utilizing Flexible Personal Learning Environments
  • DARPA Announces Proposers Day for Materials, Architectures, and Characterization for Hypersonics (MACH) Program
  • Department of Energy Releases Funding Opportunity for Energy-Water Desalination Hub
  • National Institutes of Health Publishes Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs Funding Opportunity Announcement
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration Releases Finalized Solicitation for DRIVE Science Centers