The U.S. Department of Energy's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DOE EPSCoR) is a federal-state partnership program designed to enhance the capabilities of designated states and territories to conduct sustainable and nationally competitive energy-related research. DOE EPSCoR addresses this mission by fostering competitions for scientific and engineering research in states and territories that have demonstrated a commitment to develop their research bases and to improve the quality of science and engineering research conducted at their universities and colleges. DOE EPSCoR has a strong science orientation but welcomes applications for research spanning the range of program offices and topical areas covered by the Department. While a strong academic component including the education of graduate students or training of post-doctoral fellows is required, industrial participation or leadership on grant applications is also welcome. Further details are available on the About EPSCoR page.

 

Eligibility:
DOE EPSCoR currently follows the NSF EPSCoR eligibility criteria. Thus twenty-five states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are eligible to participate in the DOE EPSCoR program. Below please find a map a noting the eligible jurisdictions for DOE EPSCoR and links to their EPSCoR programs.

 
EPSCoR map 
 
Links to EPSCoR jurisdiction web sites
Alabama
Alaska 
Arkansas
Delaware 
Guam
Hawaii 
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Vermont
Virgin Islands
West Virginia
Wyoming