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Opportunity Summary:

NASA's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is a funding opportunity run by NASA's Office of Education in partnership with NASA's four Mission Directorates (Aeronautics Research, Exploration Systems, Science, and Space Operations) and the agency's ten Centers. The core goal is to build and strengthen research capacity in eligible EPSCoR jurisdictions by supporting projects that both (1) directly advance NASA's strategic research and technology priorities and (2) leave lasting benefits in the proposing jurisdiction, such as stronger university research infrastructure, improved science and engineering capabilities, expanded higher-education research opportunities, and broader economic development tied to aerospace and high-tech innovation. In practice, proposals are expected to do more than produce publishable results; they should help establish sustained research activity, partnerships, and capability that can continue to compete successfully for federal R and D funding over time.

For this specific solicitation (Funding Opportunity Number NNH10ZNE003, posted November 19, 2009), NASA planned to make roughly 6 to 10 awards. Each award could be as large as $750,000 total, to be spent over a three-year period of performance. The program allowed funding through either grants or cooperative agreements, with NASA indicating the authority used under the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook (Section 1260.12(d)). No cost sharing or matching was required, which lowers the barrier for jurisdictions and institutions that may have fewer non-federal resources available to support large research initiatives.

Eligibility is structured around the EPSCoR model, where jurisdiction eligibility is determined overall by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Proposals could only be submitted from institutions for which the NASA EPSCoR Directors were currently serving, but the announcement emphasizes that all higher education institutions within an eligible jurisdiction should be informed and given the opportunity to participate. Eligible jurisdictions listed for this round included Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming. A separate group of jurisdictions (Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Vermont) were not eligible to respond because they had already won at least three awards across the previous two competitions (2008 and 2009), a rule intended to spread opportunity and capacity-building support across the broader EPSCoR community.

The application deadline for proposals was February 19, 2010, and the opportunity was categorized as discretionary funding within the broader area of science and technology and other research and development. While the full announcement document would contain the detailed technical scope and submission requirements, the summary provided makes clear that NASA expected proposals to align with one or more Mission Directorate priorities and to build meaningful jurisdiction-level research capability. For administrative help accessing the complete announcement, the listed contact was Luis C. Rabelo, Project Manager for NASA EPSCoR at NASA Kennedy Space Center (telephone 321-867-5283).

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