Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

Objective

EPSCoR establishes partnerships with government, higher education and industry that are designed to effect lasting improvements in a state or region’s research infrastructure, research and development capacity, and its national research and development competitiveness.  Public Law 102-588, passed in 1992, authorized NASA to initiate NASA EPSCoR to strengthen the research capability of jurisdictions that have not in the past participated extensively in competitive aerospace research activities. NASA EPSCoR is a close parallel to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) EPSCoR program and has the same national reach of 28 jurisdictions as determined by the NSF Eligibility Table. Twenty-eight jurisdictions were eligible to participate in the FY 2023 solicitations, including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, US Virgin Islands, and Wyoming. The EPSCoR provides cooperative agreement opportunities designed to establish partnerships between government, higher education, and industry in an effort to build stronger research and development capabilities in the 28 jurisdictions (states or regions). The program strives to improve a jurisdiction’s research infrastructure to a level such that its research and development programs contribute to its economic development. EPSCoR supports competitively funded awards and provides research and technology development opportunities for faculty and research teams. NASA actively seeks to integrate the research conducted by EPSCoR jurisdictions with the scientific and technical priorities pursued by the Agency.

Who Can Apply

• Other

4 - Year College or University

Assistance Types

• Grant
• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

Torry.johnson@nasa.gov
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