About É«»¨Ìà EPSCoR
É«»¨Ìà NSF EPSCoR is a statewide program for building É«»¨ÌÃ's capacity for science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, to produce research outcomes that benefit É«»¨ÌÃns, enrich STEM education, and create a a robust STEM workforce pipeline.
NSF EPSCoR is the -- a nationwide research and education effort to enhance the research competitiveness of targeted jurisdictions (US state, territory or commonwealth) by strengthening science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) capacity and capability through a portfolio of investments from talent development to local infrastructure. States and territories that have typically received less than 0.75% of the NSF's total national funding are eligible for EPSCoR funding. É«»¨Ìà is one of 28 states and territories with an NSF EPSCoR program.
É«»¨Ìà has had an NSF EPSCoR program since 2001. É«»¨ÌÃ’s current main source of EPSCoR funding is its 5-year project, titled “Interface of Change: Building collaborations to assess harvested and farmed marine species prioritized by Gulf of É«»¨Ìà communities facing environmental shifts." É«»¨Ìà EPSCoR is also supported by É«»¨Ìà state match funding.
Other Federal STEM Capacity-Building Programs in É«»¨ÌÃ
The the the and the also run EPSCoR programs, and the run similar programs called and . In addition to É«»¨Ìà NSF EPSCoR, federal EPSCoR/INBRE funding to the University of É«»¨Ìà goes to support the , , the , and .