For NON-UVM submissions
Dear Colleagues:
The NSF EPSCoR solicitation for the RII Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations competition for FY23 is now available and can be found at the following link below.
For FY 2023/2024, the topical focus area of RII Track-2 FEC is: “advancing climate change research and resilience capacity to expand opportunities for disproportionately affected communities."
NSF EPSCoR FY 2023 RII Track-2 FEC (Focused EPSCoR Collaborations)
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22633/nsf22633.htm
* Required Letter of Intent: December 20, 2022 (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time)
* Full Proposal: January 24, 2023 (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time)
* One proposal per institution is permitted.
An organization may serve as lead on one proposal, either as the lead on a single proposal with subawards, or as the lead on a set of separately submitted collaborative proposals. An organization may serve as a non-lead on any number of additional proposals.
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 2023 Research Infrastructure Improvement Program Track- 2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (RII Track-2 FEC).
RII Track-2 FEC builds inter jurisdictional collaborative teams of EPSCoR investigators in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) focus areas consistent with the National Science Foundation 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. Projects are investigator-driven and must include researchers from at least two EPSCoR eligible jurisdictions with complementary expertise and resources necessary to address challenges, which neither party could address as well or rapidly independently. RII Track-2 FEC projects have a comprehensive and integrated vision to drive discovery and build sustainable STEM capacity that exemplifies individual, institutional, geographic, and disciplinary diversity. Additionally, the projects' STEM research and education activities seek to broaden participation through the strategic inclusion and integration of diverse individuals, institutions, and sectors. In addition, NSF EPSCoR recognizes that the development of early-career faculty from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in STEM fields is critical to sustaining and advancing research capacity. The integration and inclusion of Minority-serving Institutions (MSIs), women's colleges, Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs), and two-year colleges is a critical component of this sustainable STEM capacity.
Questions regarding the RII Track-2 FEC solicitation may be directed to:
John-David Swanson jswanson@nsf.gov (703) 292-2898
Jose Colom-Ustariz jcolom@nsf.gov (703) 292-7088 OD/OIA
Eric W. Lindquist elindqui@nsf.gov (703) 292-7127
Andrea Johnson andjohns@nsf.gov (703) 292-5164
Jeanne Small jsmall@nsf.gov (703) 292-8623
Chinonye Whitley cnnakwe@nsf.gov (703) 292-8458