Closed · 13-509 · CFDA 47.041;47.049;47.050;47.070;47.074;47.075;47.076;47.078;47.079;47.080;47.081 · Discretionary
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2
Federal grant opportunity posted by U.S. National Science Foundation, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1.5M-$2M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- -
- Close date
- 4
- Expected awards
The verdict
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 is a closed discretionary listing from U.S. National Science Foundation that offered $1,500,000 -- $2,000,000 across 4 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,338 other opportunities from U.S. National Science Foundation.
- $1.5M-$2M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 4
- expected awards
- 47.041;47.049;47.050;47.070;47.074;47.075;47.076;47.078;47.079;47.080;47.081
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Pr… is closed. Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. U.S. National Science Foundation still indexes 1,338 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
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Est. Total Funding
$8,000,000
Expected Awards
4
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is a program designed to fulfill the National Science Foundation's (NSF) mandate to promote scientific progress nationwide. The EPSCoR program is directed at jurisdictions that have historically received lesser amounts of NSF Research and Development (R&D) funding. Thirty-one jurisdictions including twenty-eight states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U. S. Virgin Islands, and Guam currently are eligible to participate. Through this program, NSF establishes partnerships with government, higher education, and industry that are designed to effect lasting improvements in a state's or region's research infrastructure, R&D capacity and hence, its national R&D competitiveness.Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 (RII Track-2) awards provide funds in the range of $1.5 to 2.0 million per year for up to 3 years to consortia of EPSCoR jurisdictions. The awards promote opportunities for collaborations among EPSCoR jurisdictions in all areas of science, engineering, and education supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). RII Track-2 proposals must describe a clear, comprehensive, and integrated vision to drive discovery, and train a skilled workforce capable of solving science and engineering challenges of regional, thematic, and national relevance. Proposals should also include a strong rationale for the establishment of the consortium and clearly demonstrate that the consortium is well-positioned to produce results that cannot be obtained by any single partner working independently. The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) research and education activities should broaden participation by different types of institutions, individuals, and sectors in the project.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · 13-509
Grants.gov marks EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Pr… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the U.S. National Science Foundation book (722 peers, 54% of 1,339).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
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What to do next
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Pr… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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