Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

(EPSCoR)

National Science FoundationMay 21-22, 2012

Project Directors’/Project Administrators’

Spring Meeting

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People: The EPSCoR Team

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Program Specialist

Jurisdictional Responsibilities

Denise Barnes

Martha James

Sian Mooney Jeanne Small

Uma Venkats’n

AlabamaHawaiiIowaMissouri

AlaskaKansasMississippiN. MexicoVirgin IslandsW. Virginia

DelawareKentuckyMaineMontanaN. HampshireS. CarolinaUtahVermont

IdahoLouisianaNebraskaNevadaN. DakotaOklahomaS. DakotaWyoming

ArkansasPuerto RicoRhode IslandTennessee

Updated 10-Jan-12

Future Solicitations

• Expect FY13 RII Track-1 solicitation• Workshop solicitation – July, 2012• RII Track-2 offering TBD

NSF EPSCoR Funding ($M)

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Activity FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11

RII 65.8 72.8 91.3 100.2 106.2

Co-Fund 34.5 46.7 41.1 45.4 39.4

Outreach Workshop 1.8 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.2

Total 102.1 120.0 132.9 147.1 146.8

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Engaging EPSCoR: Connecting to NSF Resources

• EPSCoR Science and Engineering Committee (ESEG)- Ongoing coordination with EPSCoR

• OCI-EPSCoR Coordination- Programs have similar goals

- Dear Colleague Letter

• DGE-EPSCoR Opportunity- Internship supplement for Graduate Research Fellows (GRF) at EPSCoR institutions

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Internship Opportunity for current NSF Graduate Research Fellows (GRF)

• Entrepreneurial Pathway:- To gain industry and small business experience- To augment graduate experience

• Mentoring Pathway:- To share and disseminate GRF application process- To mentor undergraduate and graduate students

• Dialogues with EOD representatives

• Internships planned for Summer 2013

8Outreach, Co-funding, Other RII Tracks, RII Strategic Planning, External Evaluations

EPSCoR FY 2012 Calendar of Events

• RII Track-1 proposals due• Merit review

• DRB• PD/PA Meeting• NSF budget

rollout• PD Council

• Annual/Final reports• RSV preparation• PD/PA Meeting• Nat’l conference proposal

due• PD Council

• Annual/Final reports• RSV• FY 2013 Track-1

solicitation• PD Council

January - March

April - June July - September

October - December

EPSCoR Calendar of Events Oct. – Dec.

2012 Jan. – Mar.

2013Apr. – Jun.

2013Jul. – Sep.

2013

FY 2012

• RII Track-1 proposals due• Merit review

•DRB• PD/PA meeting• NSF budget rollout• PD Council

•Annual/Final reports• RSV preparation• PD/PA meeting• Nat’l conference proposal due• PD Council

•Annual/Final reports• RSV• FY 2013 Track-1 solicitation• PD Council

Oct. – Dec.2013

Jan. – Mar. 2014

Apr. – Jun. 2014

Jul. – Sep.2014

FY 2013

• Merit review• FY 2013 Competition• PD Council

•DRB• PD/PA meeting• NSF budget rollout• Site visit prep• PD Council

•Annual/Final report• RSV preparation• PD/PA meeting• FY 2014 Track-1 solicitation• PD Council

•Annual/Final reports• RSV• Site visit•Track-1 due• PD Council

9Outreach, Co-funding, Other RII Tracks, RII Strategic Planning, External Evaluations

Thank You10

Backup Slides

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Oct. – Dec. Jan. – Mar. Apr. – Jun. Jul. – Sep.

FY 2012

EPSCoR Calendar of Events

• RII Track-1 proposals due

• Merit review

FY 2013

• Merit review• FY 2013 Competition• PD Council

• DRB• PD/PA meeting• NSF budget rollout• PD Council

• DRB• PD/PA meeting• NSF budget rollout• Site visit prep• PD Council

• Annual/Final reports

• RSV preparation• PD/PA meeting• Nat’l conference proposal due• PD Council

• Annual/Final report

• RSV preparation• PD/PA meeting• FY 2014 Track-1 solicitation• PD Council

• Annual/Final reports• RSV• FY 2013 Track-1 solicitation• PD Council

• Annual/Final reports• RSV• Site visit• Track-1 due• PD Council

Outreach, Co-funding, Other RII Tracks, RII Strategic Planning, External Evaluations

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Co-Funding Essentials

• Reviewed and Recommended for Funding within NSF Directorates and Offices

• Combined leveraged support necessary for funding • Program Officers contact NSF EPSCoR Office via their

Directorate/Office coordinator• Some characteristics that favor Co-funding:

- New PIs - Collaborative (EPS, Non-EPS, Int’l)- Multidisciplinary - Synergistic w/ NSF investments

- Broaden participation - Instrumentation- Res/Trng Ops for St/Tchrs - Integration of R&E

• Tipping Point is Financial!

EPSCoR Co-Funding ($M)FY EPS Dir/Off NSF Total Leverage

2002 37.7 64.2 101.9 2.72003 39.7 58.7 98.4 2.5

2004 36.2 66.2 102.4 2.82005 33.7 67.7 101.4 3.02006 36.4 56.1 91.5 2.62007 36.2 67.4 101.0 3.0

2008 46.7 104.4 151.1 3.2

2009 40.5 66.7 107.2 2.6

2010 44.8 84.3 129.1 2.9

2011 38.9 66.0 104.9 2.7

FY 02-11 390.8 701.7 1088.9 2.8 14

FY11 Co-Funding by Award Type ($M)

Type EPSCoR NSF Tot Type EPSCoR NSF Tot

CAREER 8.0 16.8 IIA 9.4 23.6HR Dev 5.1 19.0 Centers 1.1 7.0Collabs 4.8 13.8 Internat’l 0.2 0.5

Undergrad 3.1 6.9 TUES 0.4 0.8Equip 4.4 11.3 Cyber 0.7 1.4GOALI 0.4 0.9 Other 1.3 2.9

Totals: 38.9 104.9

HR Dev: GK-12; HBCU-UP; TCUP; Cyber: CDIUG: REU, RET, RUI, UBM

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FY11 Co-Funding by Jurisdiction ($M)JD Num EPSCoR NSF Tot JD Num EPSCoR NSF Tot

AK 8 0.89 1.87 KY 10 1.71 4.28

AL 20 5.17 18.03 LA 25 3.36 9.02

AR 6 1.05 2.64 ME 5 0.63 1.26

DE 8 1.00 5.00 MS 10 1.53 4.10

HI 7 0.30 0.70 MT 6 1.26 4.37

IA 12 2.03 4.75 ND 5 0.48 0.97

ID 7 0.84 1.61 NE 7 1.10 2.49

KS 9 1.00 2.17 NH 8 1.51 4.65

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FY11 Co-Funding by Jurisdiction ($M)- continued -

JD Num EPSCoR NSF Tot JD Num EPSCoR NSF Tot

NM 11 1.48 3.36 TN 18 2.43 5.37

NV 9 1.29 3.70 UT 11 1.96 4.31

OK 13 2.33 6.17 VI 1 0.30 2.03

PR 4 0.59 1.39 VT 5 0.91 1.92

RI 4 0.91 2.06 WV 6 0.87 2.32

SC 7 1.18 2.56 WY 3 0.27 0.54

SD 4 0.50 1.21 Tot 249 38.88 104.93

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FY11 Co-Funding by Directorates/Offices

DIR/Off # Cofund

Cofund ($ M)

Total($ M) Leverage

BIO 31 5.9 17.5 3.0CISE 26 4.6 11.0 2.4EHR 22 7.0 27.3 4.0ENG 40 6.1 12.7 2.1GEO 36 5.1 12.6 2.5MPS 45 7.2 16.9 2.3OCI 4 0.3 1.3 4.3OISE 30 0.2 0.5 2.5OPP 5 1.0 2.1 2.1SBE 10 1.3 3.0 2.3

Total 249 38.9 104.9 2.7

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EPSCoR

• Alignment with and contribution to NSF’s Strategic

Goals and Initiatives

• Strong integration across the Foundation

• Broadly inclusive vision for excellence and program guidance

• Raise level/broaden scope of interactions and communications

• Ensure breadth and impacts of EPSCoR S&E activities

Other Items

• ARRA Awards (RII Track-2 and C2) - Accelerate spending of remaining funds

- Extension beyond Sept 2013 is not recommended

• Transition of Financial functions from FastLane to Research.gov in 2012 and 2013 (affects Financial Users at Awardee Institutions)