EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems
Posted
- Opportunity number
- 23-587
- Agency
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National Science Foundation
- Applications due
- Not on record
- Award size
- $16,000,000 or more
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 47.083 Integrative Activities
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is seeking grant applications for the EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems (E-CORE RII) program. This grant opportunity aims to support the development and sustainability of research infrastructure cores within EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions (states, territories, and commonwealths). Eligible applicants can propose projects to build capacity in areas such as research administration, facilities, education pathways, workforce development, and partnerships. The program will evaluate proposals based on their ability to foster STEM research ecosystems and drive sustainable impact within the jurisdiction's research environment. Applications must be submitted by the posted deadline.
The E-CORE RII program offers grant funding to support the targeted development of research infrastructure cores. Award values can range significantly, with typical project grants ranging from approximately $150,000 to $4 million and durations of 2-5 years. The place of performance is expected to be at the applicant's research facilities within the eligible EPSCoR jurisdiction.
Synopsis
The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) fulfills the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide. Through this program, NSF facilitates the establishment of partnerships among academic institutions, government, industry, and non-profit sectors that are designed to promote sustainable improvements in the research infrastructure, Research and Development (R & D) capacity, and R & D competitiveness of EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions (i.e., states, territories, and commonwealths). The E-CORE RII program supports jurisdictions in building capacity in one or more targeted research infrastructure cores that underlie the jurisdiction's research ecosystem. Based on the evidence-based and self-identified need of the jurisdiction, capacity building supported by E-CORE RII may include (but is not limited to) development, enhancement, and/or sustainability of: jurisdiction-wide research administration; research facilities; higher education pathways; STEM education (K-16) pathways; broadening participation; workforce development; national and global partnerships; community engagement and outreach; economic development and use-inspired research; and/or early career research trainee pathways. E-CORE RII projects must be designed to support the sustainability of the infrastructure core(s) beyond the award period.In E-CORE RII's support of one or more research infrastructure cores in an EPSCoR-eligible jurisdiction, the program will also support the development and growth of new jurisdictional networks, and the leveraging of existing jurisdictional networks, that can drive demonstrable and sustainable impact to advance the jurisdiction-wide research ecosystem. Through the fostering of STEM research ecosystems and research capacity pathways across institution types and sectors in a jurisdiction, E-CORE RII aims to support jurisdiction-wide research infrastructure cores based on jurisdictional variability. A jurisdiction's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research ecosystem encompasses all new and ongoing interactions among its research environment, researchers, stakeholders, and STEM research activities to improve knowledge, or contribute to end-use or societal impacts in the jurisdiction.
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