The National Science Foundation (NSF) established the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) as a way to promote scientific progress in states that have traditionally received lesser amounts of NSF research and development funding. The primary mechanism the NSF uses to achieve this goal is the Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) program, which awards up to $4 million per year to eligible jurisdictions on a competitive basis. NSF RII grants enable states like Kansas to develop their competitiveness for research funding. RII proposals are submitted by Kansas NSF EPSCoR on behalf of the program partners in the state. Other NSF EPSCoR mechanisms are Co-funding, Workshops and Outreach.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) established the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) as a way to promote scientific progress in states that have traditionally received lesser amounts of NSF research and development funding. The primary mechanism the NSF uses to achieve this goal is the Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) program, which awards up to $4 million per year to eligible jurisdictions on a competitive basis. NSF RII grants enable states like Kansas to develop their competitiveness for research funding. RII proposals are submitted by Kansas NSF EPSCoR on behalf of the program partners in the state. Other NSF EPSCoR mechanisms are Co-funding, Workshops and Outreach.