What is Alabama EPSCoR?
ALEPSCoR is a consortium of Alabama’s eight Ph.D.-granting institutions, ACHE, Innovate Alabama, and EDPA. Since 2016, ALEPSCoR has been awarded 322 federal EPSCoR grants totaling more than $202M. These grants have funded discoveries and continue to support sustainable job growth in many high-tech fields across the state.
The ALEPSCoR Graduate Research Scholars Program (GRSP) supports graduate students doing federal EPSCoR research, helping to grow the pool of highly-trained graduates for Alabama industries. GRSP funding has contributed to an estimated 359 Ph.D. and 101 M.S. degrees in Alabama.
This year, ALEPSCoR developed the Alabama Science and Technology Plan: Vision 2030. The plan is a roadmap of the state’s S&T strategies and investments for high-tech growth over the next 5–7 years. Many large NSF EPSCoR research proposals (over $10M) that build Alabama’s research capacity require it

Christopher Lawson, PhD
ALEPSCoR Executive Director
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Funding Opportunities
NSF EPSCoR, DOE EPSCoR, NASA EPSCoR, USDA EPSCoR (currently not eligible), and NIH IDeA.
DEPSCoR
FY22 Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
DOE EPSCoR
U.S. Department of Energy's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
NASA EPSCoR
NASA's Established to Stimulate Competitive Research
NSF EPSCoR
The National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
Capabilities
RESOURCES
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