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