EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations

The summary for the EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Science Foundation, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations: The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide. A jurisdiction is eligible to participate in EPSCoR programs if its level of NSF research support is equal to or less than 0.75 percent of the total NSF research and related activities budget for the most recent three-year period. Through this program, NSF establishes partnerships with government, higher education, and industry that are designed to effect sustainable improvements in a jurisdiction's research infrastructure, Research and Development (R&D) capacity, and hence, its R&D competitiveness.
RII Track-2 FEC builds inter-jurisdictional collaborative teams of EPSCoR investigators in themes consistent with NSF priorities. Projects are investigator-driven and must involve a collaborative team of investigators from at least two EPSCoR jurisdictions. The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) research and education activities should specifically broaden participation through the inclusion and integration of different types of individuals, institutions, and sectors throughout the project. Proposals must describe a comprehensive and integrated vision to drive discovery and build sustainable STEM capacity that exemplifies diversity of all types (individual, institutional, geographic, and disciplinary).
A single proposal is submitted for a project. Support for non-lead collaborating institutions should be requested as subawards. Separately submitted collaboratives are not allowed. Each participating EPSCoR jurisdiction must have at least one co-PI on the project.

Federal Grant Title:	EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations
Federal Agency Name:	National Science Foundation
Grant Categories:	Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	15-517
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	47.041, 47.049, 47.050, 47.070, 47.074, 47.075, 47.076, 47.079, 47.081
CFDA Descriptions:	Engineering Grants; Mathematical and Physical Sciences; Geosciences; Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Biological Sciences; Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; Education and Human Resources; Office of International and Integrative Activities; Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
Current Application Deadline:	Feb 20, 2015 Full Proposal Deadline(s): February
Original Application Deadline:	Feb 20, 2015 Full Proposal Deadline(s): February
Posted Date:	Nov 17, 2014
Creation Date:	Nov 17, 2014
Archive Date:	Mar 20, 2015
Total Program Funding:	$7,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$6,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$4,000,000
Expected Number of Awards:	5
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: *Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following:
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Organizations that may apply for the RII Track-2 FEC program:

Submission Eligibility

The following EPSCoR jurisdictions are RII-eligible for the FY 2015 RII Track-2 FEC competition: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, US Virgin Islands, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Proposals may only be submitted by organizations located in RII-eligible jurisdictions, as follows:

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<li>Institutions of higher education (Ph.D.-granting and non-Ph.D.-granting), acting on behalf of their faculty members, that are accredited in and have a campus in the United States, its territories or possessions. </li>
<li>Not-for-profit, non-degree-granting domestic U.S. organizations, acting on behalf of their employees, that include (but are not limited to) independent museums and science centers, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies, and similar organizations that are directly associated with the Nation's research or educational activities. </li>
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*Who May Serve as PI:
Principal Investigators of proposed RII Track-2 FEC projects must be affiliated with research universities, agencies, or organizations in EPSCoR jurisdictions. In addition, the lead Principal Investigator must be employed by the fiscal agent/proposing organization.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: NSF Publication 15-517
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