national science foundation experimental program to stimulate competitive research (nsf epscor)
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National Science FoundationExperimental Program to
Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR)
May 24, 2012
National Academies
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NSF Organization
National Science Board
Director & Deputy Director
Computer & Information
Sci & Eng Engineering
Geo-Sciences
MathematicalMathematical& Physical& PhysicalSciencesSciences
Education & Human Resources
Office of Budget,
Finance & Award
Management
Office of Information
Resource Management
Biological Sciences
Office of Cyber-
infrastructure(OCI)
Office of Polar
Programs(OPP)
Office of International
Sci & Eng(OISE)
Office of Integrative Activities
(OIA)
Social, Behavioral &
EconomicSciences
EPSCoR
(BIO) (CISE) (ENG) (GEO) (MPS) (SBE)
(EHR)
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People: The EPSCoR Team
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Program Specialist
EPSCoR in Context
• Established by NSB Resolution in 1978
• Target: States receiving lesser amount of NSF research support funding
• Purpose: To build sustainable capacity of educational institutions in those states to compete more successfully in NSF and other research programs
EPSCoR Strategic Objectives
•Catalyze key research themes
•Activate effective jurisdictional and regional collaborations
•Broaden participation
•Use EPSCoR for development, implementation, and evaluation of programmatic experiments
Strengthen Jurisdictions Capacity for Competitiveness
NSF EPSCoR Eligibility History
FY Parameters Award Size Duration1979 >$1M of NSF R&RA and
S&E indicators$3M 5 Years
1985 >$3M of NSF R&RA and revised S&E indicators
$3M 5 Years
1992 ≥0.5% of NSF R&RA and S&E indicators
$4.5M 3 Years
2001 ≥0.5% of NSF R&RA and S&E indicators
$9M 3 Years
2002 ≥0.7% of NSF R&RA $9M 3 Years
2003 ≥0.75% of NSF R&RA $9M 3 Years
2008 ≥0.75% of NSF R&RA $15M 5 Years
2009-Present
≥0.75% of NSF R&RA $20M 5 Years
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Eligible EPSCoR Jurisdictions
• Have historically received lesser amounts of NSF Research Support; and
• Have demonstrated a commitment to develop their research bases and improve science and engineering research and education programs at their universities and colleges.
What is EPSCoR?• State-based capacity-building program
- Governance includes State committee- Alignment with State S&T plan- Research driven: Science First!- State co-investment – 20% Cost Sharing- Economic development
• Multidisciplinary• Multi-institutional• Close interaction between NSF and the EPSCoR
community
Multi-faceted State-wide program!
EPSCoR Investment Strategies
• Research Infrastructure Improvement Awards (RII)
Support physical, human, and cyber infrastructure within academic institutions at the state level
• Co-Funding with NSF Directorates and OfficesSupports individual investigators and groups from EPSCoR jurisdictions by co-investment with disciplinary research programs in their meritorious proposals
• Outreach Activities and WorkshopsBrings EPSCoR jurisdiction investigators together with NSF program staff; builds mutual awareness and
transparency
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RII Track-1 Program
Statewide Virtual Center: Science First- PLUS
• Diversity Plan • Workforce Development• Cyberinfrastructure Plan • External Engagement• Evaluation and Assessment • Sustainability• Management Plan • 20% Cost Share Required
Up to $4M/yr for up to 5 yrs
Strategically aligned with State S&T Plans
Research Foci of Track-1 Awards
• Sustainability & Water Resources• Modeling Climate Change• Energy• Environmental Science• Genetics, Genomics, & Proteomics• Materials Research• Nanoscience• Sensor Development
Each Track-1 Project has multiple areas of interdisciplinary research that cuts across 2 or more of these overarching
themes.
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• Arkansas - Renewable Energy:• Plant biosynthesis, alternative energy, and
nanotechnology
• Iowa - Sustainable Energy Systems: The transition in energy supply from subsurface energy stores to renewable energy flows at or near the earth’s surface
• Louisiana - Multiscale Modeling: Electronic, energy and biomolecular materials computational modeling
Track-1 Awards Research Foci
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• Rhode Island - Impacts of Climate Change on Marine Life: Response of marine ecosystems to ocean warming and acidification
• Tennessee - Solar Energy Conversion and Storage: Sustainable methods and materials to enhance energy efficiency
• West Virginia - Bionanotechnology for Public Security and Environmental Safety: Sensors for heavy metals and toxins; biomimetics
Track-1 Awards Research Foci (+)
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EPSCoR Investment Tools for Capacity Building (+)
• Research Infrastructure Improvement Awards (RII)
Track-2: Up to $2M/year for up to 3 years to consortia of jurisdictions to support innovation-enabling cyberinfrastructure of regional, thematic, or technological importance. (New in FY 2009)
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EPSCoR Investment Tools for Capacity Building (+)
• Research Infrastructure Improvement Awards (RII)
Track-2: Up to $2M/year for up to 3 years to consortia of jurisdictions to support innovation-enabling cyberinfrastructure of regional, thematic, or technological importance. (New in FY 2009)
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EPSCoR Investment Tools for Capacity Building (+)
• Research Infrastructure Improvement Awards (RII)
Cyber Connectivity (C2): Up to 2 years and $1M to support the enhancement of inter-campus and intra-campus cyber connectivity and broadband access within an EPSCoR jurisdiction. (New in FY 2010; ARRA)
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EPSCoR Investment Tools for Capacity Building (+)
Co-Funding:
Joint support of research proposals submitted by EPSCoR researchers to non-EPSCoR NSF programs that have been merit reviewed and recommended for award, but could not be funded without the combined, leveraged support of EPSCoR and the Research and Education Directorates and Offices.
EPSCoR Co-Funding ($M)FY EPS Dir/Off NSF Total Leverage
2001 33.7 49.1 82.8 2.5
2002 37.7 64.2 101.9 2.7
2003 39.7 58.7 98.4 2.5
2004 36.2 66.2 102.4 2.8
2005 33.7 67.7 101.4 3.0
2006 36.4 56.1 91.5 2.6
2007 36.2 67.4 101.0 3.0
2008 46.7 104.4 151.1 3.2
2009 40.5 66.7 107.2 2.6
2010 44.8 84.3 129.1 2.9
FY 01-10 385.6 684.8 1070.4 2.8 19
FY11 Co-Funding by Directorates/Offices
DIR/Off # Cofund
Cofund ($ M)
Total($ M) Leverage
BIO 31 5.9 17.5 3.0CISE 26 4.6 11.0 2.4EHR 22 7.0 27.3 4.0ENG 40 6.1 12.7 2.1GEO 36 5.1 12.6 2.5MPS 45 7.2 16.9 2.3OCI 4 0.3 1.3 4.3OISE 30 0.2 0.5 2.5OPP 5 1.0 2.1 2.1SBE 10 1.3 3.0 2.3
Total 249 38.9 104.9 2.7 20
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EPSCoR Investment Tools for Capacity Building (+)
Outreach & Workshops
Support of outreach activities by NSF disciplinary and professional staff; Support of strategic planning and capacity-building workshops.
EPSCoR Budget ($M)FY 1992 – 2011
NSF EPSCoR Funding ($M)
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Activity FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11
RII 65.8 72.8 91.3 100.2 106.2
Co-Fund 34.5 46.7 41.1 45.4 39.4
Outreach Workshop 1.8 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.2
Total 102.1 120.0 132.9 147.1 146.8
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Indicators of ProgressFY 2011
•Patents – 22 awarded, 23 pending
•Publications – Primary RII support = 153 – Partial RII support = 362
•K-12 Outreach – Teachers trained = 4,340 – Students reached directly = 46,538 – Students reached via teacher
training = 75,454
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