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The primary federal program designed to ensure that all states are capable of participating the nation's research enterprise fall under the general rubric of the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR). The National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy, Department of Agriculture, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration have active EPSCOR programs. Since its inaugural year in 1979, the EPSCOR program has grown from funding programs in five states to awarding funding to 31 states in 2012. The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research assesses the effectiveness of EPSCOR and similar federal agency programs in improving national research capabilities, promoting an equitable distribution of research funding, and integrating their efforts with other initiatives designed to strengthen the nation's research capacity. This report also looks at the effectiveness of EPSCOR states in using awards to develop science engineering research and education, as well a science and engineering infrastructure within their state. The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research makes recommendations for improvement for each agency to create a more focused program with greater impact.

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National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. 2013. The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/18384.

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142 pages |  6 x 9 | 

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  • Paperback:  978-0-309-28828-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/18384
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Front Matter i-xiv
Summary 1-8
1 Mission, Evolution, and Context 9-24
2 Program Structure and Operation 25-36
3 Assessments and Outcomes 37-48
4 Findings and Recommendations 49-54
References 55-58
Appendixes 59-60
Appendix A: Agency Profiles 61-92
Appendix B: State Profiles 93-118
Appendix C: Statement of Task and Congressional Mandate 119-122
Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members 123-128

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