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NSF opportunities in EPSCoR funding

U.S. National Science Foundation EPSCoR support -- aiming to increase capacity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (the “STEM” fields) -- includes these funding opportunities:

  • E-RISE (EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence Research Infrastructure Improvement [RII]) is described HERE. The E-RISE program supports research teams (maximum of $7 million for 4 years, plus renewal at a maximum of $4.5 million for 3 years) for a per-project total of $11.5M over 7 years.
  • E-CORE (EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems, described HERE) supports research and outreach administration with a maximum of up to $2 million per year for 4 years, and renewable for another 4 years, totaling $16 million possible per project over 8 years.

Rules of E-CORE and E-RISE also include:

  • E-CORE and E-RISE proposals must be multi-institutional, and proposals must align with the jurisdiction’s Science and Technology Plan, approved by the standing Jurisdictional Steering Committee: in Nebraska, this group is known as the Nebraska EPSCoR State Committee. 
  • An institution can serve as leader of only one E-CORE or E-RISE at any time. If an E-RISE project award is successfully renewed after the initial 4 years, this prevents the same institution from serving as the lead on a different E-RISE award for as many as 7 years (4-year initial award + 3-year renewal).

NSF E-RISE and E-CORE require advance notification of the EPSCoR jurisdiction’s STATE COMMITTEE:

  • Planning to submit an E-CORE or E-RISE proposal to NSF? E-CORE or E-RISE PI/proposers must notify the relevant Jurisdictional Steering Committee before submission of a proposal. The proposal’s Supplementary Documentation must include a copy of the notification letter; NSF does not require committee approval or a response. 

Questions? Contact Nebraska EPSCoR.

Click HERE to view other NSF EPSCoR funding opportunities.