In 2023 and the early months of 2024, there has been a flurry of agency activity to implement key programs enacted under the CHIPS and Science Act—directing benefits to the semiconductor industry.
From December 1, 2023, to...more
As in 2023, Congress continues to focus on PFAS issues in the first months of 2024. In this 118th Congress, at least 39 bills focused on PFAS have been introduced along with several dozen additional bills that tangentially...more
In the United States, the CRI pledge would only limit payments by the federal government, not state and local governments nor private-sector entities.
The International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI) convened in...more
The designation of new technology hubs is a major implementation milestone of the new Microelectronics Commons program, created by the CHIPS Act.
The Department of Defense (DoD) Microelectronics Commons program, created...more
The Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program will award funding for demonstration projects leveraging automation, connected vehicles, smart grid and other transportation-related...more
9/27/2023
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The CHIPS R&D Office is advancing innovation and creating opportunities across industry.
$11 billion has been appropriated to the CHIPS Research and Development Office to advance research and development of semiconductor...more
8/10/2023
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In April 2023, the EPA issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) requesting input on the designation of seven PFAS as “hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and...more
The proposed rule tightens restrictions on activities by “affiliates” and clarifies scope of statutory clawbacks.
The Department of Commerce released a proposed rule imposing guardrails preventing the “improper use of...more
4/3/2023
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With more application windows for projects across the infrastructure, energy and technology sectors opening in the first three quarters of 2023, businesses should begin preparing now. Applicants must meet certain compliance...more
4/3/2023
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The Strategy’s liability proposal represents a fundamental change in the cybersecurity market for software markers.
Proposed legislation would seek to restrict software providers’ ability to limit liability while also...more
First funding opportunity announced for commercial front-end and back-end semiconductor fabrication facilities.
On February 28, 2023, the first funding opportunity opened under the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce...more
The Biden-Harris Administration is poised to work with states to make significant investments in replacing lead pipes across the country.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make awards to state agencies to remove...more
The SAFETY Act, a liability management program managed by the Department of Homeland Security, can be used by businesses to limit or eliminate potential liability associated with ransomware attacks.
To take advantage of...more
On the one-year anniversary of its signing, the implementation of the IIJA remains a heavy lift for the federal agencies charged with carrying out its requirements.
Key Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) have been...more
The grant program will be authorized and appropriated through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program will provide a “first-of-its-kind” investment to state, local and...more
Once signed into law, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will make historic investments in clean energy and significant reforms to tax policies.
The Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act on August 7, 2022, after...more
The legislation is the result of months of negotiations between Congressional Democrats and Republicans to support domestic semiconductor manufacturing and related research and workforce development efforts.
The topline...more
8/1/2022
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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 would constitute a historic investment in the U.S. clean energy industry.
If passed, the bill would be the biggest and most significant climate and energy bill ever passed by Congress....more
7/29/2022
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American Data Privacy and Protection Act would require organizations to limit collection of personal information, grant consumers access to their own data, enhance data protections for children, mandate implementation of...more
7/11/2022
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The Department of Energy has released two Requests for Information soliciting feedback and recommendations on the $9.5 billion-dollar clean hydrogen programs established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
The...more
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act provides the single largest investment in water infrastructure in the nation’s history.
The significant expansion of funding is expected to spur water projects across the nation...more
The Biden administration is moving to implement the new electric vehicle charging station programs and $7.5 billion in new federal funds provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
In mid-December, the White...more
The new infrastructure law includes key opportunities for institutions of higher education, including through new grant programs and opportunities to partner on research and pilot projects.
Rural institutions of higher...more
On November 19, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), a bill that represents a large portion of the Biden-Harris Administration’s agenda. Among other spending and tax measures,...more
Enactment of the massive infrastructure package creates funding opportunities as federal agencies prepare to award funds across a large swath of U.S. sectors and industries, including energy, broadband, water, transportation,...more
11/9/2021
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