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Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
(EPSCoR)
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The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR)
focuses on those states that have historically received lesser amounts
of Federal research & development funding and have demonstrated
a commitment to develop their research bases and to improve the
quality of science and engineering research conducted at their universities
and
colleges.
EPA's EPSCoR uses the model developed by the National Science Foundation
(NSF) which provided a national leadership role for Federal agencies
with EPSCoR programs. EPSCoR is a merit-based program where all
awards are based on a competitive, peer-review process.
The EPA EPSCoR program funds proposals from EPSCoR states that
are in response to EPA STAR solicitations (see http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/),
pass peer review, and fall near the cutoff for funding by the reviewing
program. This mechanism operates internally within EPA and does
not require any action on the part of the applicant.
The goal of the EPA EPSCoR program is to fund high quality research
while allowing investigators to gain experience in the competitive
grants process and to become familiar with the EPA STAR program.
EPA plans to use its limited EPSCoR resources through this process
and will no longer issue separate EPSCoR solicitations.
The program currently operates through 7 Federal Agencies in 22
states:
Further general information about EPSCoR and links to other Federal
Agencies EPSCoR programs can be found at http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/epscor/
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