Iowa EPSCoR

The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is a federal program designed to improve the research capacity of eligible states or regions, making them nationally competitive for future grants. Currently, Iowa is no longer eligible to compete for NSF EPSCoR RII Track 2 funds because the state has surpassed the NSF funding level for EPSCoR eligibility. Iowa is still an EPSCoR state and this does not affect the current Iowa EPSCoR award; however Iowa cannot compete for future projects unless the state's EPSCoR eligibility status changes again.