Participating Agencies
Established 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 | |
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1979 | 27 | Research Infrastructure Improvement Awards Co-Funding Workshops and Outreach |
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1991 | 27 | Laboratory-State Partnership Awards Implementation Grants Early Career Awards |
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1991 | 26 | Sabbatical Grants Equipment Grants Seed Grants Strengthening Standard Grants |
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1993 | 27 | Research Infrastructure Development Awards (RID) Basic Research Opportunity Rapid Research Response (R3) International Space Station (ISS) Flight Opportunity Awards |
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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) |
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1994 | 36 | Research Collaboration Competition Capacity Building Competition Education & Outreach |