NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Basic Research
- Posted
- October 18, 2024
- Closed
- January 29, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $750,000
- Program funding
- $10,000,000
- Expected awards
- 15
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 43.008
- Archives
- February 28, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 43.008 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.
- FY2024 obligated
- $96.4M
- FY2025 obligated
- $88.6M
- FY2026 (to date) obligated
- $68.9M
- Awards in window
- 699
Top recipients: University of Hawaii, Oklahoma State University, Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education, West Virginia University Research Corporation, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits proposals that will result in awards to establish research activities that will make significant contributions to NASA’s strategic research and technology development priorities and contribute to the overall research infrastructure, science, and technology capabilities of higher education. Awards resulting from successful proposals will also contribute to the economic development of the jurisdiction receiving funding. Each funded NASA EPSCoR proposer shall work closely with a NASA researcher to focus on developing competitive research and technology for the solution of scientific and technical issues of importance to the NASA Mission Directorates, Centers, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as listed in the Appendix-A, NASA Mission Directorates and Center Alignment. This collaboration will allow EPSCoR researchers to work alongside NASA and commercial partners and is intended to strengthen the bonds among NASA EPSCoR jurisdictions, NASA, commercial partners, and other entities.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
The National Science Foundation (NSF) determines overall jurisdiction eligibility for NASA EPSCoR. The latest available NSF eligibility tables are used to determine overall jurisdiction eligibility for NASA EPSCoR. The NSF 2023 eligibility table is available at: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022- 06/EPSCoR%20Eligibility%20Table%20Fiscal%20Year%202023.pdf. The following jurisdictions are eligible to submit a proposal in response to this NOFO: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
The official record
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