About ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥ÊÓƵ EPSCoR
ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥ÊÓƵ NSF EPSCoR is a statewide program for building ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥ÊÓƵ's capacity for science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, to produce research outcomes that benefit ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥ÊÓƵns, 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. ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥ÊÓƵ is one of 28 states and territories with an NSF EPSCoR program.
ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥ÊÓƵ has had an NSF EPSCoR program since 2001. ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥ÊÓƵ’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 ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥ÊÓƵ communities facing environmental shifts." ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥ÊÓƵ EPSCoR is also supported by ÌÇÐÄÖ±²¥ÊÓƵ state match funding.
