Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
(EPSCoR)Project Directors/Project
AdministratorsMeeting
Leveraging Integrative and International Opportunities
Denise BarnesEPSCoR Head
May 20-21, 2013
NSF Organization
Office of Inspector General
(OIG)
DirectorDeputy Director
National Science Board (NSB)
Office of the General Counsel (OGC)
Office of Legislative& Public Affairs (OLPA)
Office of Diversity & Inclusion
Directorate for Education & Human
Resources (EHR)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)
Directorate for Mathematical& Physical Sciences (MPS)
Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic
Sciences (SBE)
Office of International and Integrative Activities (OIIA)
Information & Resource Management(IRM)
Directorate for Computer & Information
Science & Engineering (CISE)
Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)
Budget, Finance & Award Management (BFA)
OIIA Organization
Office of International and Integrative Activities (OIIA)
Integrative Activities (IA) International Science and Engineering (ISE)
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)
New OIIA Office divided into 3 sections
Jurisdictional ResponsibilitiesSean
KennanKelvin
ChuSian
MooneyJeanne Small
Uma Venkats’n
DelawareGuamKansasLouisianaNebraskaN. DakotaS. Carolina
AlabamaHawaiiMississippiMissouriPuerto RicoTennesseeW. Virginia
KentuckyMaineMontanaN. HampshireOklahomaUtahVermont
IdahoIowaNevadaNew MexicoS. DakotaVirgin IslandsWyoming
AlaskaArkansasRhode Island
Co-funding
Outreach
EPSCoR Funding
Activity FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12
RII 72.8 91.3 100.2 106.2 110.6
Co-Funding 46.7 41.1 45.4 39.4 38.8
Outreach & Workshops 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.2 1.5
Total 120.0 132.9 147.1 146.8 150.9
EPSCoR Funding
FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13$0.0
$20.0
$40.0
$60.0
$80.0
$100.0
$120.0
$140.0
$160.0
RII Co-Funding & Outreach
$147.7
FY12 EPSCoR Co-Funding ($M) JD # EPSCoR NSF Tot JD # EPSCoR NSF Tot
AK 6 1.36 4.89 KY 15 1.80 4.01
AL 20 2.63 11.03 LA 13 2.15 4.79
AR 7 1.16 3.51 ME 5 1.29 5.69
DE 6 1.18 6.42 MO 2 0.28 0.55
HI 3 0.90 6.66 MS 11 1.98 6.21
IA 15 2.23 6.44 MT 7 1.10 5.86
ID 10 1.30 3.06 ND 7 0.91 2.05
KS 18 2.15 4.99 NE 3 0.54 1.17
FY12 EPSCoR Co-Funding ($M), cont’d JD # EPSCoR NSF Tot JD # EPSCoR NSF Tot
NH 7 1.26 3.72 SD 4 0.61 1.35
NM 12 1.78 4.50 TN 16 1.60 3.48
NV 7 0.69 1.52 UT 10 1.29 3.15
OK 12 1.69 4.34 VT 7 1.08 4.41
PR 2 0.41 0.85 WV 7 1.29 5.14
RI 7 0.64 2.83 WY 2 0.38 0.76
SC 18 2.58 5.88 Total 259 38.28 119.25
Solicitations• RII Track-1 (FY14 competition)
- NSF 13-549, Posted March 28, 2013- Proposals due on August 6, 2013- Panel in Oct. 2013; Target awards - June 2014
• RII Track-2- NSF 13-509, Posted October 31, 2012- Proposals due on January 29, 2014- Panel in April, 2013; Target awards - Aug. 2013
• RII Track-3- NSF 13-553, Posted April 12, 2013- Proposals due on July 10, 2013- Targets-panel August, 2013: awards-Sep. 2013
EPSCoR 2030 Recommendations
1) Expand funding for EPSCoR2) Return to the original focus of
increasing research capacity3) Use EPSCoR as a test bed for new
NSF initiatives4) Develop robust cyberinfrastructure5) The EPSCoR success story must be
better told
EPSCoR 2030 Recommendations
1) Expand funding for EPSCoR2) Return to the original focus of increasing
research capacity3) Use EPSCoR as a test bed for new
NSF initiatives4) Develop robust cyberinfrastructure5) The EPSCoR success story must be
better told
• Emphasize impacts in three areas– Economic Impact
– Training the innovation generation• Highlight exemplar BP programs/outcomes
– Societal benefits, e.g. improving quality of life
Tell the EPSCoR Success StoryBroad Stakeholders-centric
Ongoing EPSCoR Evaluations
STPI - Life of NSF EPSCoR Program• Expected completion December, 2013
NAS - All federal EPSCoR and EPSCoR-like programs• Includes DOE, NASA, NIH, USDA, and NSF• Report due August, 2013
Thank You
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