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Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities

Federal funding opportunity 24-540 from U.S. National Science Foundation.

This record was posted February 14, 2024 and last updated May 22, 2025. It still shows as open with no close date, and an announcement this old is very likely no longer available. Verify it on the official listing at Grants.gov before relying on it.

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Posted
February 14, 2024
Closes
See announcement
Award ceiling
$200,000
Program funding
$1,500,000
Expected awards
20
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
47.041, 47.049, 47.075, 47.083, 47.074, 47.050, 47.076, 47.084, 47.079, 47.070
Category
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 47.041 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$757M
FY2025 obligated
$744.2M
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$224.8M
Awards in window
6,346

Top recipients: Regents of the University of Michigan, Purdue University, Georgia Tech Research Corp, North Carolina State University, Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, the

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed August 2026

Synopsis

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide. NSF EPSCoR facilitates the establishment of partnerships among academic institutions, government, industry, and non-profit sectors that are designed to promote sustainable improvements in an EPSCoR-eligible jurisdiction’s research infrastructure, Research and Development (R&D) capacity, and R&D competitiveness. Eligibility to participate in NSF EPSCoR funding opportunities, including the EPSCoR Workshop Opportunities program, is described on the EPSCoR website (see criteria for eligibility link). EPSCoR welcomes proposals for workshops only from institutions within EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions (i.e. states, territories, commonwealths). These workshops must focus on innovative ways to address multi-jurisdictional efforts on themes of regional or national importance with relevance to the goals and mission of NSF and EPSCoR.

Who can apply

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Proposals may be submittedonly from institutions or organizations within EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions.Eligibility to participate in the EPSCoR Workshop Opportunities program is described on<a href="https://new.nsf.gov/funding/initiatives/epscor/epscor-criteria-eligibility">EPSCoR&rsquo;s website</a>. Within EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions, proposals may be submitted only by the following: <ul> <li>Institutions of higher education (PhD-granting and non-PhD-granting), acting on behalf of their faculty members, that are accredited in and have a campus in the United States, its territories, or possessions.</li> <li>Non-profit, non-degree-granting domestic U.S. organizations, acting on behalf of their employees, that include (but are not limited to) independent museums and science centers, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies, and similar organizations that are directly associated with the Nation's research or educational activities. These organizations must have an independent, permanent administrative organization (e.g., an office of sponsored research) located in the United States, its territories, or possessions, and have 501(c)(3) tax status.</li> <li>Tribal Nations: An American Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges as a federally recognized tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, 25 U.S.C. &sect;&sect; 5130-5131.</li> </ul>

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