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Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Project Directors/Project Administrators Meeting Leveraging Integrative and International Opportunities. Denise Barnes EPSCoR Head May 20-21, 2013. NSF Organization. Office of Diversity & Inclusion. National Science
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Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)Project Directors/Project AdministratorsMeetingLeveraging Integrative and International Opportunities Denise Barnes EPSCoR Head May 20-21, 2013
NSF Organization Office of Diversity & Inclusion National Science Board (NSB) Director Deputy Director Office ofInternational and Integrative Activities (OIIA) Office of Legislative & Public Affairs (OLPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Office of the General Counsel (OGC) Information & Resource Management(IRM) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) Directorate for Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate for Education & Human Resources (EHR) Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) Budget, Finance & Award Management (BFA) Directorate for Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
OIIA Organization Office ofInternational and Integrative Activities (OIIA) International Science and Engineering (ISE) Integrative Activities (IA) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) New OIIA Office divided into 3 sections
EPSCoR Funding $147.7
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 • Expand funding for EPSCoR • Return to the original focus of increasing research capacity • Use EPSCoR as a test bed for new NSF initiatives • Developrobust cyberinfrastructure • The EPSCoR success story must be better told
EPSCoR 2030 Recommendations • Expand funding for EPSCoR • Return to the original focus of increasing research capacity • Use EPSCoR as a test bed for new NSF initiatives • Developrobust cyberinfrastructure • The EPSCoR success story must be better told
Tell the EPSCoR Success StoryBroad Stakeholders-centric • Emphasize impacts in three areas • Economic Impact • Training the innovation generation • Highlight exemplar BP programs/outcomes • Societal benefits, e.g. improving quality of life
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