About Â鶹´«Ã½ EPSCoR
Â鶹´«Ã½ NSF EPSCoR is a statewide program for building Â鶹´«Ã½'s capacity for science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, to produce research outcomes that benefit Â鶹´«Ã½ns, 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. Â鶹´«Ã½ is one of 28 states and territories with an NSF EPSCoR program.
Â鶹´«Ã½ has had an NSF EPSCoR program since 2001. Â鶹´«Ã½â€™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 Â鶹´«Ã½ communities facing environmental shifts." Â鶹´«Ã½ EPSCoR is also supported by Â鶹´«Ã½ state match funding.
Other Federal STEM Capacity-Building Programs in Â鶹´«Ã½
The the the and the also run EPSCoR programs, and the run similar programs called and . In addition to Â鶹´«Ã½ NSF EPSCoR, federal EPSCoR/INBRE funding to the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ goes to support the , , the , and .