The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research - Softcover

Institute Of Medicine; National Academy Of Engineering; National Academy Of Sciences; Policy And Global Affairs; Committee On Science, Engineering, And Public Policy; Committee To Evaluate The Experimental Program To Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) And Similar Federal Agency Programs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0309288282 ISBN 13: 9780309288286

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2013

Synopsis

The primary federal program designed to ensure that all states are capable of participating the nation's research enterprise fall under the general rubric of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR). The National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration have active EPSCOR programs. Since its inaugural year in 1979, the EPSCOR program has grown from funding programs in five states to awarding funding to 31 states in 2012. The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research assesses the effectiveness of EPSCOR and similar federal agency programs in improving national research capabilities, promoting an equitable distribution of research funding, and integrating their efforts with other initiatives designed to strengthen the nation's research capacity. This report also looks at the effectiveness of EPSCOR states in using awards to develop science engineering research and education, as well a science and engineering infrastructure within their state. The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research makes recommendations for improvement for each agency to create a more focused program with greater impact.

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309288282
• ISBN 13: 9780309288286
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 142