1. Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) National Science Foundation May 21-22, 2012 Project Directors’/Project Administrators’ Spring Meeting 1

2. People: The EPSCoR Team 2 Program Specialist

3. Jurisdictional Responsibilities Denise Barnes Martha James Sian MooneyJeanne Small Uma Venkats’n Alabama Hawaii Iowa Missouri Alaska Kansas Mississippi N. Mexico Virgin Islands W. Virginia Delaware Kentucky Maine Montana N. Hampshire S. Carolina Utah Vermont Idaho Louisiana Nebraska Nevada N. Dakota Oklahoma S. Dakota Wyoming Arkansas Puerto Rico Rhode Island Tennessee Updated 10-Jan-12

4. Future Solicitations Expect FY13 RII Track-1 solicitation Workshop solicitation – July, 2012 RII Track-2 offering TBD

5. NSF EPSCoR Funding ($M) 1 ActivityFY07 FY08 FY09FY10FY11 RII65.872.891.3100.2106.2 Co-Fund34.546.741.145.439.4 Outreach Workshop 1.80.5 1.51.2 Total102.1120.0132.9147.1146.8 5

6. 6 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

7. 7 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

8. 8 Outreach, 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 - JuneJuly - September October - December

9. EPSCoR Calendar of Events Oct. – Dec. 2012 Jan. – Mar. 2013 Apr. – Jun. 2013 Jul. – 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 9 Outreach, Co-funding, Other RII Tracks, RII Strategic Planning, External Evaluations

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11. Backup Slides

12. 12 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

13. 13 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!

14. EPSCoR Co-Funding ($M) FYEPSDir/OffNSF TotalLeverage 200237.764.2101.92.7 200339.758.798.42.5 200436.266.2102.42.8 200533.767.7101.43.0 200636.456.191.52.6 200736.267.4101.03.0 200846.7104.4151.13.2 200940.566.7107.22.6 201044.884.3129.12.9 201138.966.0104.92.7 FY 02-11390.8701.71088.92.8 14

15. FY11 Co-Funding by Award Type ($M) TypeEPSCoRNSF TotTypeEPSCoRNSF Tot CAREER8.016.8IIA9.423.6 HR Dev5.119.0Centers1.17.0 Collabs4.813.8Internat’l0.20.5 Undergrad3.16.9TUES0.40.8 Equip4.411.3Cyber0.71.4 GOALI0.40.9Other1.32.9 Totals:38.9104.9 HR Dev: GK-12; HBCU-UP; TCUP; Cyber: CDI UG: REU, RET, RUI, UBM 15

16. FY11 Co-Funding by Jurisdiction ($M) JDNumEPSCoRNSF TotJDNumEPSCoRNSF Tot AK80.891.87KY101.714.28 AL205.1718.03LA253.369.02 AR61.052.64ME50.631.26 DE81.005.00MS101.534.10 HI70.300.70MT61.264.37 IA122.034.75ND50.480.97 ID70.841.61NE71.102.49 KS91.002.17NH81.514.65 16

17. FY11 Co-Funding by Jurisdiction ($M) - continued - JDNumEPSCoRNSF TotJDNumEPSCoRNSF Tot NM111.483.36TN182.435.37 NV91.293.70UT111.964.31 OK132.336.17VI10.302.03 PR40.591.39VT50.911.92 RI40.912.06WV60.872.32 SC71.182.56WY30.270.54 SD40.501.21Tot24938.88104.93 17

18. FY11 Co-Funding by Directorates/Offices DIR/Off # Cofund Cofund ($ M) Total ($ M)Leverage BIO315.917.53.0 CISE264.611.02.4 EHR227.027.34.0 ENG406.112.72.1 GEO365.112.62.5 MPS457.216.92.3 OCI40.31.34.3 OISE300.20.52.5 OPP51.02.1 SBE101.33.02.3 Total24938.9104.92.7 18

19. 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

20. Other Ite ms 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)