The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) establishes partnerships with government, higher education and industry that are designed to effect lasting improvements in a state or region’s research infrastructure, research and development (R&D) capacity and its national R&D competitiveness. 

The EPSCoR program is directed at those jurisdictions that have not participated equably in competitive aerospace and aerospace-related research activities. Twenty-five states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam currently participate. Five federal agencies, including NASA, conduct EPSCoR programs.

View EPSCoR Directors by State/Jurisdiction

NASA Contact

General inquiries regarding this program should be made to:

Kathleen B. Loftin Ph.D, NASA EPSCoR Program Manager
Phone: (321) 603-9973
Email: agency-epscor@mail.nasa.gov

Abstracts of Selected Research Infrastructure Development (RID) Awards to Date
2022 RID Awards [PDF file]
2020 RID Augmentaion Proposal Awards [PDF file] 
2019 RID Awards [PDF file]

Abstracts of Selected Research Awards To Date
2023 Research Awards [PDF file]
2022 Research Awards [PDF file]
2021 Research Awards [PDF file]
2020 Research Awards[PDF file]
2019 Research Awards [PDF file]
2018 Research Awards [PDF file]

Abstracts of Selected EPSCoR Rapid Response Research (R3) Awards to Date

2023 NASA EPSCoR R3 Awards [PDF file]

2022 NASA EPSCoR R3 Awards [PDF file]
2021 NASA EPSCoR R3 Awards [PDF file]
2020 NASA EPSCoR R3 Awards [PDF file]
2019 Rapid Response Research – Selection 1 [PDF file]
2019 Rapid Response Research – Selection 2 [PDF file]

Abstracts of Selected EPSCoR International Space Station (ISS) Flight Opportunities Awards to Date
2023 ISS Awards [PDF file]

2022 ISS Awards [PDF file]
2021 ISS Awards [PDF file]
2020 ISS Awards [PDF file]
2019 ISS Awards [PDF file]

Abstracts of Selected EPSCoR Sub Orbital Flight Opportunities Awards to Date
2022 Suborbital Flight Opportunities Awards [PDF file]
2021 Suborbital Flight Opportunities Awards [PDF file]

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