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KY EPSCoR Committee (home)
The Statewide EPSCoR
Committee, subject to the concurrence of KSTC, has the authority to (1) hire
and coordinate central EPSCoR office project staff including the Statewide
Director and Assistants as employees of KSTC, (2) establish and
administer policies, criteria and procedures to implement EPSCoR programs as
necessary to ensure that program goals and objectives are met, (3) appoint
members and elect leadership of the Statewide EPSCoR Committee and the
subcommittees for each agency EPSCoR program, (4) monitor the progress of
EPSCoR programs and approve changes in scope and direction, and (5) determine
the allocation of state matching funds for EPSCoR programs. The Statewide EPSCoR
Committee is composed of nineteen members with statewide representation.
Members shall include university administrators, faculty researchers, and
private/public representatives (revised April 11, 2003). Committee members shall
be appointed for three-year terms. Terms commence on July 1. The terms may be
renewed subject to approval of the Statewide EPSCoR Committee. A Nominating Committee shall
be appointed by the Chairman of the Statewide EPSCoR Committee to solicit
nominations from higher education institutions and the public and private
sector and to recommend membership on the Statewide EPSCoR Committee. The
university administrators shall have experience related to the area of basic
science and engineering supported by federal agency EPSCoR programs. The
faculty members shall have well established records of external funding in the
area of basic science and engineering supported by federal agency EPSCoR
programs. The private/public sector representatives shall have backgrounds in
science and/or engineering. All members of the Statewide EPSCoR Committee
shall be expected to have an understanding of current science policy and
related areas. The Statewide EPSCoR Committee
shall appoint an Executive Committee composed of five members consisting of
the Chairman, and four other members. Two alternates shall be appointed to
serve in the absence of appointed members. The Statewide EPSCoR Program
Director shall serve ex-officio. In case of a vacancy in the Executive
Committee, the same shall be filled by the Statewide EPSCoR Committee at any
meeting. The Executive Committee shall be elected by the Full Committee. When
the Full Committee is not in session, the Executive Committee may meet as
needed and exercise all the powers of the Full Committee and report actions to
the Full Committee. The Statewide EPSCoR Committee
will normally meet three times a year, the early Fall, Winter, and late
Spring. The Committee may be called into session by the Chairman at other
times, if the need arises.
The Statewide EPSCoR Committee
appoints agency EPSCoR subcommittees based upon member’s interest in agency
goals, experience and qualifications and recommendations from the subcommittee
chair. Subcommittees shall consist of seven to twelve members, including two
members from the Statewide Committee, who have experience in research and
proposal preparation. Committee members may not apply for funding from the
agency EPSCoR program for which the subcommittee has responsibility. The Statewide EPSCoR Committee
shall approve EPSCoR subcommittees’ operational procedures (e.g. procedures
for solicitation, collection, and review of proposals, allocation of funds,
etc.). Subcommittees shall report annually to the Statewide EPSCoR Committee
through their Chairs and at other times upon request. Kentucky Statewide EPSCoR Committee
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