EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems — U.S. National Science Foundation funding opportunity
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EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) supports the National Science Foundation (NSF) mission by promoting nationwide scientific progress. Through this program, NSF fosters partnerships among...

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Deadline Jul 21 Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open posted Dec 14, 2024
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: total funding pool ~$37,500,000.
  • Next deadline: July 21, 2026.
  • Issued by: U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Deadline
Jul 21
Jul 21, 2026
Total pool
$37.5M

About this opportunity

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) supports the National Science Foundation (NSF) mission by promoting nationwide scientific progress. Through this program, NSF fosters partnerships among academic institutions, government non-profits. These collaborations aim to drive long-term improvements in research infrastructure, enhance R&D capacity, and boost the research competitiveness of eligible EPSCoR jurisdictions, including commonwealths. A jurisdiction’s research ecosystem is the interconnected network of stakeholders, and resources that contribute to the process of research and innovation that advances fundamental knowledge, generates use-inspired products, and ultimately cultivates beneficial impacts for a jurisdiction. E-CORE supports jurisdictions in building significant and sustainable research capacity and research infrastructure for targeted areas of focus, hereinafter referred to as “cores,” that underlie a jurisdiction's research ecosystem. Based on the evidence-based and self-identified needs of a jurisdiction, the types of cores supported by E-CORE may include (but are not limited to) development, enhancement, and/or ensuring the sustainability of: research administration; research facilities and STEM education (K-12) pathways; higher education pathways; early career investigator pathways; broadening participation; workforce development; national and global partnerships; community engagement and outreach; technology transfer; economic development; and use-inspired research pathways. E-CORE projects must be designed to support the sustainability of the research infrastructure cores beyond the award period. Projects will also support the development and growth of new jurisdiction-wide connections, and the leveraging of existing jurisdiction-wide connections, to drive substantive and sustainable impacts.

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  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
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  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
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  • Illinois
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  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
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  • New Hampshire
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  • Oregon
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  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
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  • Tennessee
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  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • District of Columbia

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Source ID357725
PostedDec 14, 2024

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