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NSF EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence Research Infrastructure Improvement Program (E-RISE RII), NSF 23-588 (Replaces NSF EPSCoR RII Track 1)
The EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence Research Infrastructure Improvement (E-RISE RII) Program is a new program that responds directly to input from recent national studies and legislation, including the 2022 2M Study EPSCoR, Envisioning the Future of NSF EPSCoR report and the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-167). E-RISE RII, which focuses on the development and sustainability of EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions' research capacity and competitiveness in a scientific topical area, is intended to supplant the NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 Program, which will be archived in fiscal year 2024.
The E-RISE RII program supports incubating research teams and products in a scientific topical area that links to research priorities identified in the submitting jurisdiction's approved Science and Technology (S&T) Plan. E-RISE RII invites innovative proposals that will lead to the development and implementation of sustainable broad networks of individuals, institutions, and organizations that will transform the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research capacity and competitiveness in a jurisdiction within the chosen field of research. E-RISE RII projects must be designed to incubate (i) areas of research capacity building within a chosen research topic; (ii) the development of a skilled workforce that is relevant to the project and its outcomes; (iii) promotion of diversity, equity, access, and a culture of inclusion of different types of academic institutions (see below) and non-academic sectors (e.g., industry and government); (iv) integration of the research with societal impacts in a time-bound manner; and (v) sustainability of a clear pathway towards preserving the resulting research incubator's team and products beyond E-RISE RII funding.
The anticipated funding is up to $31,500,000 annually to support up to 18 newly funded awards for the first four years. The number of awards is approximate and subject to the availability of funds and the quality of the submitted proposals. Funding requests may be for a maximum total budget of $7,000,000 over the first four (4) years and a maximum of $4,500,000 over the subsequent three-year renewal period, as applicable.
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