Researcii infrastructure development (RID) in west virginia: a proposal to NASA experimental program to stimulate competitive research the NASA west virginia experimental program to stimulate…

This is a $499,887.27 cooperative agreement awarded by NASA to the West Virginia University Research Corporation, a non-profit subsidiary of West Virginia University. The agreement is for the NASA West Virginia Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which aims to develop research infrastructure in West Virginia. The agreement will fund three programs over fiscal years 2016-2019: 1) NASA EPSCoR Research Seed Grants of up to $10,000 each to support faculty research initiatives, 2) a $20,000 annual NASA EPSCoR College-University Collaboration Program to help undergraduate institutions establish competitive research programs, and 3) a NASA EPSCoR Travel Grant Program to enable researchers to visit NASA facilities. This contract is not a set-aside award.

Researcii infrastructure development (RID) in west virginia: a proposal to NASA experimental program to stimulate competitive research the NASA west virginia experimental program to stimulate competitive research (epscor) requests $375,000 for the fiscal years 2016-19 for implementation of the WV research infrastructure development (WV RID) project. The NASA WV epscor has tailored its programs to the unique configuration ofthe state's needs and strengths and limitations of various colleges and universities in the state in a way that seems to make the best use of the opportunity represented by NASA's vision in establishing the NASA epscor program. WV RID consists of three programs which have been designed to supplement WV space grant consortium menu of programs. These programs are: 1. NASA epscor research seed grants: designed to support faculty at all WV colleges and universities in their efforts to initiate research activities, conduct pilot experiments, or demonstrate new concepts that might lead to significant projects in the future. Each applicant may request up to $10,000 of NASA WV epscor funds to be supplemented with at least a one-to-one cost share from the applicant's home institution. 2. NASA epscor college-university collaboration program: science faculties at west virginia's predominately undergraduate institutions need support in establishing competitive research programs. To address this problem, the NASA WV epscor committee will make one, $20,000 collaborative grants available each year (requiring a cost share of at least one-to-one). 3 NASA epscor travel grant program the NASA WV epscor committee provides support to researchers at WV colleges and universities to travel to NASA centers or NASA headquarters to meet and initiate collaborative projects with NASA scientists.