Dear Colleagues:

The NSF EPSCoR solicitation for the RII Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations competition for FY20 is now available and can be found at the following link.

Call for Pre-proposals for the NSF EPSCoR FY 2021 RII Track-2 FEC (Focused EPSCoR Collaborations)

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21518/nsf21518.htm    

There will be two informational webinars for those interested in applying for this program:

•             The first is on Monday, November 2nd at 3pm EST.  Join ZoomGov Meeting https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1606303479?pwd=NkFVUUtWN2FyWjRRMWRhTngrVW9mQT09

Meeting ID: 160 630 3479

Passcode: 873689

•             The second will be on Wednesday, November 4th at 1pm EST Join ZoomGov Meeting https://nsf.zoomgov.com/j/1601666236?pwd=R2tjY3J2cDl5bHJ1VmNkS1V4aWx0UT09

Meeting ID: 160 166 6236

Passcode: 595891

Required Letter of Intent: December 18, 2020

Full Proposal: January 25, 2021

One proposal per institution is permitted.

Please work with your institution or non-profit organization if you wish to apply unless you are a UVM faculty member.

The selection of proposals from UVM faculty members will be determined by a selection process announced in a separate message.

Program  Summary  below: 

The National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR) is soliciting proposals for the 2021 Research Infrastructure Improvement Program Track- 2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (RII Track-2 FEC).

All proposals must promote collaborations among researchers in EPSCoR jurisdictions and emphasize the recruitment/development of diverse early career faculty and STEM education and workforce  development on the single topic: “ Advancing research towards Industries of the Future to ensure economic growth for EPSCoR jurisdictions ”.  Each proposal must have a collaborator from an institution in a different RII-eligible EPSCoR jurisdiction as Co-PI. The second institution will be issued a subcontract. The number of submissions per state is unlimited but there can be only one per institution. An investigator cannot be PI or co-PI on more than one proposal. Please note that you may be a Co-PI on a proposal with a PI from another EPSCoR eligible state, but you are not allowed to be PI or co-PI on more than one proposal; it’s either one or the other.

Questions regarding the RII Track-2 FEC solicitation may be directed to

John-David Swanson, telephone: (703) 292-2898, email: jswanson@nsf.gov