External NSF EPSCoR
Funding Opportunities
RII Track-1
NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Track-1 (RII Track-1) awards support improvements in research, physical and cyberinfrastructure, and human capital development in scientific endeavors that have the best potential to improve future Research and Development (R&D) competitiveness of the jurisdiction. The focus of the research project is selected by the jurisdiction’s EPSCoR steering committee and must align with the specific STEM research priorities identified in the jurisdiction’s Science and Technology (S&T) Plan.
Active Track-1 awards in Kansas: MAPS | ARISE
RII Track-2 FEC
NSF Research Infrastructure Improvement Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (RII Track-2 FEC) awards provide opportunities to build inter-jurisdictional collaborative teams of EPSCoR investigators in scientific interest areas consistent with NSF priorities. Projects must include researchers from at least two EPSCoR RII eligible jurisdictions. The collaborative research must demonstrate an integrated and comprehensive vision focused on the discovery and include opportunities to build sustainable STEM capacity that embodies diversity.
NOTE: Topic focus for current solicitation is: “Advancing climate change research and resilience capacity to expand opportunities for disproportionately affected communities.”
Letter of Intent Deadline: December 20, 2022
(required; due by 5 p.m. submitter’s local time)
Full Proposal Deadline: January 24, 2023
(due by 5 p.m. submitter’s local time)
RII Track-4 Research Fellows
NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Track-4 (RII Track-4) Research Fellows awards are designed for early career, non-tenured faculty with the purpose of enhancing the fellow’s research capacity through site visits and collaborations with premier private, government or academic research centers across the nation. Through these partnerships, the NSF EPSCoR Research Fellows learn new techniques using specialized equipment and facilities. These experiences are expected to transform the fellow’s research career path beyond the award period as well as enhance the research capacity of their institutions.
Full Proposal Deadline Date: April 11, 2023
(due by 5 p.m. submitter’s local time)
RII Bridging EPSCoR Communitities
NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Bridging EPSCoR Communities (RII-BEC)
This initiative seeks to set up bridge programs to help undergraduate and graduate students from target groups overcome barriers along their training path. Programs should particularly assist those individuals from groups underrepresented in STEM and those students going to or from minority-serving institutions within EPSCoR jurisdictions. Funding for this program is made possible through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319, sec. 7502).
These awards are designed for 2- and 4-year institutions of higher education and not-for-profit organizations like museums, observatories, professional societies, etc. who are advancing the Nation’s research or education.
Full Proposal Deadline Date: April 4, 2022 (by 5 p.m. submitter’s local time)
Other External Funding Opportunities
DOE EPSCoR 2021 Funding Opportunity
Department of Energy Funding Opportunities
EPSCoR/IDeA Foundation Funding Opportunities
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Grants
National Institute of Health Funding Opportunities
NSF Active Funding Opportunities
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Funding Opportunities
US Department of Education Funding Opportunities
For Student Funding Opportunities go to the Student Resources page
For other Post Doctoral and Early Career Funding Opportunities visit the NSF HSI STEM Initiative HUB
NSF and Other Funding Support and Resources
NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (2020)
NSF Document and Publications Library
NSF Event and Workshops search
NSF Logo guidelines and downloads
Grants.gov: Proofreading Tips for Grant Proposals
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Invite NSF Program Officer to campus: NSF Program Officers from different directorates can be invited to Kansas to meet with faculty. Contact Kansas NSF EPSCoR for more information.