Participating Agencies
Establish Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) programs exist at five federal agencies: the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, and Energy (USDA NIFA, DOD, DOE), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
A similar program, Institutional Development Awards (IDeA) is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS).
Summary of EPSCoR/IDeA Programs, by Agency
|
Date Enacted |
Eligible Jurisdictions |
Funding Opportunities |
|
1979 |
27 |
Research Infrastructure Improvement Awards Co-Funding Workshops and Outreach |
|
1991 |
27 |
Laboratory-State Partnership Awards Implementation Grants Early Career Awards |
|
1991 |
26 |
Sabbatical Grants Equipment Grants Seed Grants Strengthening Standard Grants |
|
1993 |
27 |
Research Infrastructure Development (RID) Awards Research Awards EPSCoR International Space Station (ISS) |
|
1993 |
24 |
Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) IDeA Clinical and Translational Research Programs (IDeA-CTR) IDeA Co-Funding IDeA Regional Entrepreneurship Development (I-RED) |
|
1996* |
37 |
Basic Research Collaborations DEPSCoR Set-Aside within existing programs (DURIP, YIP) Education & Outreach Conference Grants
|