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Kentucky EPSCoR Programs (Click on the links below for further information on these KY EPSCoR Programs .) DEPSCoR, DOE, EPA, NASA, NSF, NIH, USDA, Infrastructrue Seeding Program ----------------- The
Kentucky EPSCoR Program has established a role as a leader in building a
statewide infrastructure that promotes national research competitiveness. Kentucky’s scientists and engineers have won awards from all of the
federal EPSCoR programs for which the state is eligible. The Statewide Program’s impact is far reaching.
Hundreds of faculty and students at 13 colleges and universities in the
Commonwealth participate in EPSCoR projects. Total EPSCoR or EPSCoR-like
program awards currently exceed $313 million. Kentucky EPSCoR is managed by
the Statewide EPSCoR Committee, composed of leading scientists, university
administrators, and representatives from the private and public sectors.
It operates as a quasi-independent committee of the Kentucky Science and
Technology Corporation (KSTC) which houses the Statewide EPSCoR Committee
office. The Statewide Committee
spearheads new policies and resources, promotes rigorous merit review processes,
keeps EPSCoR responsive to state and regional needs, and cultivates broad-based
support for science, technology and innovation.
The Committee works with and through a network of dedicated partners -
federal, academic, public and private sectors - and coordinates the activities
of its subcommittees, which are responsible for individual agency programs.
It also ensures that research support by EPSCoR has the potential to meet
national research and development standards of excellence and is consistent with
Kentucky’s economic and human resource development goals. Department of Defense EPSCoR (DEPSCoR) Program The Kentucky DoD EPSCoR (DEPSCoR)
program increases the number and quality of DoD-sponsored research projects by
university scientists and engineers within Kentucky’s universities. It concentrates on
strengthening the Commonwealth’s infrastructure in disciplines important to
the US defense mission of the DoD. The
program supports graduate student education, faculty partnering with DoD
personnel, equipment purchase and applied R&D.
Department of Energy (DOE) EPSCoR Program Kentucky DOE EPSCoR networks
university faculty with government, industry and DOE national laboratories to
build sustainable science and engineering research.
It also develops collaborations and new opportunities in systemic
education programs. These programs
focus on improving technology materials that help teach mathematics, science and
engineering principles of energy. In
cooperation with the KSTC, a statewide entrepreneurship training and technology
transfer program promotes an understanding of the steps and partnering necessary
for the commercialization of inventions. Dr.
Eric Grulke, Director
Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) EPSCoR Program The EPA EPSCoR program
provides a comprehensive approach to enhance competitive research in
environmental problems in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
A Strategic Improvement Plan involves a series of seminars, fellowships,
and review processes to assist the investigators of SEER Projects as they
address research on risk assessment of human and ecosystem health and use
engineering approaches for pollution prevention in Kentucky.
Dr. David S. White, Director KY EPA EPSCoR Murray State University Hancock Biological Station 561 Emma Dr. Murray, KY 42071 (270) 474-2272 Fax (270) 474-0120 Kentucky NASA EPSCoR is
developing research capability in space-related science and technology,
including contributions to economic development and the quality of life on
earth. In tandem with the Kentucky
Space Grant Consortium, Kentucky NASA EPSCoR promotes collaborative linkages
between Kentucky’s researchers and students and the R&D programs of
NASA’s Research Centers and missions, building nationally competitive R&D
enterprises for the future of the Commonwealth.
Dr. Karen Hackney, Director
National Science Foundation (NSF)
EPSCoR Program Kentucky NSF EPSCoR endeavors
to build national competitiveness in fundamental research dealing with
mathematics, science and engineering disciplines.
It provides seed funding for promising initiatives and new researchers.
It cooperates with state leaders in government, higher education, and business
to establish productive long-term partnerships.
The role of Kentucky NSF EPSCoR is catalytic in nature and designed to
stimulate local action that will result in lasting improvements to the
Commonwealth’s research infrastructure. Dr. John Connolly, Director National Institutes of Health (NIH) Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program The 1993 NIH Revitalization Act (P.L. 103-43) authorized the National Institutes of Health to establish an EPSCoR-like program with in the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). IDeA was designed to broaden the geographic distribution of NIH funding for health research. As authorized by Congress, the program’s intent is to enhance the competitiveness for research funding of institutions located in states with historically low aggregate success rates for grant applications to the NIH. The 24 IDeA-eligible states are: Alaska, Kentucky, Nevada, Rhode Island, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Delaware, Maine, New Mexico, South Carolina, Hawaii, Mississippi, North Dakota, Vermont, Idaho, Montana, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Puerto Rico. The IDeA Program is carried out through two approaches:
The objectives of the COBRE funding are to augment
and strengthen an institution’s biomedical research capacity and to develop a
multidisciplinary research center with a thematic science focus. COBRE also
enables an institution to develop resources needed to conduct state-of-the-art
biomedical research, with the ultimate goal of preparing investigators to
successfully compete for other NIH research grants. The junior investigators’ research projects must be thematic and cut across the full spectrum of basic and clinical research. This research may include cellular and molecular biology, biophysics, and biotechnology, genetics and developmental biology, pharmacology, and other fields of biomedical research. COBRE funding is intended to support investigators from several different disciplines. In some instances, COBRE support also will help an institution develop a new research center to study a specific disease or will augment the research capacity of an existing center. The purpose of INBRE (formerly referred to as BRIN - Biomedical Research Infrastructure Networks) is to attract established biomedical and behavioral investigators to institutions in the IDeA-eligible states, while simultaneously creating ways to use and develop the research skills of talented investigators and gifted students already residing there. Ultimately, BRIN support is expected to effectively build a competitive research base. The Kentucky Biomedical Research Network (KBRIN; http://www.kbrin.louisville.edu ) was established in 2001 with the aid of the initial NCRR grant (BRIN) as part of NCRR’s IDeA Program. The purpose of the BRIN was to establish a statewide network of biomedical researchers to include the regional institutions, provide support for initiating biomedical research, and encourage undergraduate students to think about careers in this area. The KBRIN was renewed with another NCRR grant (INBRE) in 2004, which continues the spirit of collaboration and networking established by the initial BRIN funding. The major focus of the current INBRE-funding has been to promote the research career development of a select group of independent junior investigators, primarily at some of the state-supported regional universities (EKU, NKU, WKU and MoSU). In addition, we continue to sponsor activities across the state through a small grants program for promising junior faculty and through summer research experiences for Kentucky undergraduate students from any KY university/college. Also, we continue to support the development of genomics and bioinformatics infrastructure at the doctoral institutions and throughout the state, and we support a joint KY/TN bioinformatics summit each year. INBRE funding for Kentucky is supporting :
The University of Louisville is the grantee institution for the statewide INBRE program and leads this effort in partnership with the University of Kentucky. For more information on the INBRE Program, please contact:
Dr. Nigel G. F.
Cooper, Ph.D.
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) EPSCoR Program USDA's EPSCoR program is also called the National Research Initiative (NRI) strengthening program. Strengthening Awards consist of Research Career Enhancement Awards (Sabbatical Awards), Equipment Grants, Seed Grants, and Research Project Awards. Ten percent of the NRI research budget is set aside for strengthening awards and post doctoral fellowships. Kentucky researchers have a strong track record of winning USDA NRI Strengthening awards. Click here to see a list of past recipients. Kentucky EPSCoR Infrastructure Seeding Programs
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