FY 2014 NASA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NOTICE CAN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH EPSCOR | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The FY 2014 NASA EPSCoR Cooperative Agreement Notice (Funding Opportunity Number NNH14ZHA001C) is a competitive, merit-reviewed grant opportunity run by NASA Headquarters through the NASA Office of Education, working in coordination with NASA mission directorates (ARMD, HEOMD, SMD, and STMD) and NASA's ten centers. The program exists because Public Law 102-588 (1992) authorized NASA to create EPSCoR as a way to strengthen aerospace and aerospace-related research capacity in jurisdictions that historically have not received an equitable share of competitive federal aerospace research funding. In practical terms, NASA EPSCoR is meant to provide seed money that helps eligible states and territories build a stronger, long-term academic research enterprise that can eventually compete nationally on its own, attract other funding sources, and contribute to local economic development while expanding the overall U.S. aerospace research base.

The core purpose of the solicitation is to fund research activities that align with NASA's strategic research and technology priorities while also building lasting research infrastructure within the eligible jurisdiction. NASA frames this as both a research and capacity-building investment: projects are expected not only to produce meaningful technical progress in areas important to NASA, but also to leave behind improved capabilities at universities and partner institutions, stronger faculty and student involvement, and better-connected relationships with NASA assets and industry. Jurisdictions that are funded are chosen through a peer review process, and the broader expectation is that successful projects will help the jurisdiction move toward self-sustaining, nationally competitive aerospace research programs over time.

NASA lists several specific objectives for the EPSCoR program. These include developing research capability in EPSCoR jurisdictions in areas that matter to NASA's mission, improving the ability of those jurisdictions to win support from outside the NASA EPSCoR program, and building partnerships among NASA research assets, academic institutions, and industry. The program is also designed to strengthen the overall research infrastructure and science and technology base in the jurisdiction, with an emphasis on how that can support higher education and economic development. Another explicit goal is coordination with the jurisdiction's Space Grant consortium to improve the broader environment for STEM education, signaling that NASA wants EPSCoR investments to complement education and workforce development ecosystems already operating in each state or territory.

Eligibility is tied to the National Science Foundation's EPSCoR jurisdiction determinations, and only certain jurisdictions can submit proposals under this FY 2014 solicitation. The eligible jurisdictions listed are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming. South Carolina is allowed to submit up to two proposals, with the condition that at least one proposal represents a project from the U.S. Virgin Islands, which at the time fell under South Carolina's jurisdiction for EPSCoR purposes. A key administrative detail is that while proposals can be accepted only from institutions for which the NASA EPSCoR Directors are currently serving, NASA expects that all institutions of higher education within an eligible jurisdiction should be informed of the opportunity and given a fair chance to participate in proposal development within the state or territory process.

From a funding and structure standpoint, awards are made as cooperative agreements (not standard grants), which generally implies more substantial federal involvement or coordination during performance compared with a typical grant. NASA anticipated about 15 awards under this opportunity. The maximum request per proposal is $750,000 total, to be spent over a three-year period. A major requirement is cost sharing: all NASA EPSCoR funds must be matched at a minimum 50 percent level using non-federal monies, and in-kind cost sharing is permitted. That means applicants must plan for significant state, institutional, private, or other non-federal contributions and clearly document those commitments as part of the proposal approach.

Administratively, the opportunity was posted March 18, 2014, with an original and current closing date of March 24, 2014, and an archive date of March 18, 2015. The CFDA number associated with the program is 43.001 (Science). The full announcement was made available through both NSPIRES (NASA's Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System) and Grants.gov, reflecting NASA's standard electronic submission and review pathways. For support, NASA provided contacts including Dr. Lenell Allen (lenell.allen@nasa.gov) and the NAIS Support address (nais.support@nasa.gov) for technical access issues and solicitation-related questions.

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