Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DOE EPSCoR) Implementation Grants | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Department of Energy (DOE) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DOE EPSCoR) Implementation Grants opportunity is a discretionary federal grant program run through the DOE Office of Science, positioned within the Office of Basic Energy Sciences. The central purpose is to strengthen energy-related research and development capacity in jurisdictions that have historically received a smaller share of federal research funding, thereby increasing the geographic diversity of competitive research capability across the United States and its territories. In practical terms, these Implementation Grants are meant to help institutions in eligible states and territories build or expand the people, partnerships, and research programs needed to compete more successfully for DOE research funding and to contribute to the nation’s current and future energy priorities. The program supports both basic and applied research and development across a wide range of DOE program areas, reflecting DOE EPSCoR’s role as a capacity-building, competitiveness-focused partnership between the federal government and participating jurisdictions.

The funding opportunity number is DE-FOA-0001087, and it falls under CFDA 81.049 (Office of Science Financial Assistance Program). The instrument type is a grant, and the activity category is Science and Technology and other Research and Development. Individual awards are expected to be substantial, with a stated award floor of $1,000,000 and an award ceiling of $2,500,000. The announcement specifies that there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which can be important for applicants that may not have large non-federal resources available to meet match expectations.

Eligibility is broadly described as “unrestricted” by entity type, meaning academic organizations, nonprofit organizations, and industrial research entities may apply, as long as they meet the program’s jurisdiction-based eligibility rules described in the announcement. DOE EPSCoR follows National Science Foundation (NSF) EPSCoR eligibility determinations for this solicitation, so applicants must be located in an eligible jurisdiction. For this particular FOA, the eligible jurisdictions are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and Wyoming. This jurisdiction list is a key screening factor: even strong proposals are only eligible if they are led from, and aligned with, these EPSCoR-qualified states or territories.

Key dates for this opportunity reflect its original 2014 timeline. The posting date and creation date are February 14, 2014, with an original and current closing date of April 15, 2014. The archive date is July 15, 2014. While those dates indicate this specific announcement is no longer open, the summary still captures the structure and intent of DOE EPSCoR Implementation Grants as a mechanism DOE uses to expand competitive research capacity in EPSCoR jurisdictions.

For applicants and interested parties seeking the full announcement details, the additional information link points to www.FedConnect.net, where full FOA documentation, required forms, and submission instructions were typically hosted for DOE opportunities of this era. The technical and scientific point of contact listed is Dr. Tim Fitzsimmons at the DOE Office of Science, reachable by phone at 301-903-9830 or by email at tim.fitzsimmons@science.doe.gov, which would have been the primary channel for solicitation-specific questions about program fit, technical scope, or application requirements.

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