EPSCoR was established by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 1979 to assist states in becoming more competitive in research on a national level. Kentucky became an EPSCoR state in 1985 by receiving an award from the NSF. Since 1985, other federal R&D agency EPSCoR programs such as Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded Kentucky EPSCoR funds. Total federal EPSCoR dollars awarded to the Commonwealth exceed $100M.
Kentucky's EPSCoR program is a federal-state partnership aimed at improving science and engineering research, education, and technology capabilities in the Commonwealth. EPSCoR, universities and colleges, the State and industry have coordinated efforts to help researchers improve their capability to successfully compete for non-EPSCoR Federal and private sector research funds.
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