Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)

Post Date

November 19th 2009

Application Due Date

February 19th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

NNH10ZNE003

CFDA Number(s)

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

10

Eligibility Categories

Other

While proposals can be accepted only from institutions for which the NASA EPSCoR Directors are currently serving, all institutions of higher education within the jurisdiction should be given the opportunity and must be made aware of the FY2010 NASA EPSCoR CAN. The National Science Foundation (NSF) determines overall jurisdiction eligibility for NASA EPSCoR. Details regarding general eligibility are available at http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/epscor/eligible.jsp . The following jurisdictions may propose to this NASA EPSCoR solicitation: 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. The following jurisdictions have each won a total of at least three awards in the last two competitions (2008 and 2009) and may not respond to this solicitation: Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Vermont.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Education, in cooperation with NASA’s four Mission Directorates—Aeronautics Research, Exploration Systems, Science, and Space Operations—and NASA’s ten Centers, solicits proposals for the NASA Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). Each funded NASA EPSCoR proposal is expected to establish research activities that will make significant contributions to the strategic research and technology development priorities of one or more of the Mission Directorates and contribute to the overall research infrastructure, science and technology capabilities, higher education, and economic development of the jurisdiction. Proposals are due on 19 February, 2010. It is anticipated that 6-10 awards of up to $750,000 each to be expended over a three-year period of performance may be made under this Notice pursuant to the authority of the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/grcover.htm, Section 1260.12(d).

Contact Information

• Agency

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• Office:

  NASA Headquarters

• Agency Contact:

  Luis C. Rabelo
  Project Manager, NASA EPSCoR
  Office of Education
  NASA Kennedy Space Center
  HQ XA-D
  Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
  Telephone: (321) 867-5283

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical and scientific questions about programs may be directed to:

• Agency Email Address:

  Luis.C.Rabelo@nasa.gov

• More Information:

  Announcement Document: