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