Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Implementation Grants
- Posted
- September 12, 2024
- Closed
- February 5, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $5,000,000
- Award floor
- $3,000,000
- Program funding
- $35,000,000
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 81.049
- Archives
- May 5, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 81.049 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $1.7B
- FY2025 obligated
- $1.4B
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $994.7M
- Awards in window
- 6,130
Top recipients: Michigan State University, General Atomics, University of Wisconsin System, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Illinois
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The DOE Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DOE EPSCoR) announces its interest in receiving new and renewal applications from applicants within eligible jurisdictions for Implementation Grants. Grants awarded under this program are intended to improve research capability through the support of a group of scientists and engineers, including undergraduate students, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, working on a common scientific theme in one or more EPSCoR jurisdictions. These awards are not appropriate mechanisms to provide support for individual faculty science and technology research projects. While the academic, non-profit and industrial research communities are welcome to lead or to participate in applications, a strong component of student education in research is required for all applicants.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Refer to page 10 of the FOA
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