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The Montana NASA EPSCoR International Space Station experiment from the 2020
grant floats prior to being installed by astronaut Jessica Watkins. The payload
tested the growth of an edible fungus in a weightless environment. The project,
led by Montana State University professor Ross Carlson, partnered with Bozeman
company Nature's Fynd. Read the MSU news article here. 

LEADERSHIP NOTE: MSGC/NASA EPSCOR DIRECTOR DR. ANGELA DES JARDINS WILL BE IN
ZAMBIA AS A FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR JULY 1, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025. SHE WILL BE
MOSTLY OUT OF NORMAL CONTACT DURING THIS TIME. FOR SPACE GRANT AND NASA EPSCOR
ITEMS, CONTACT INTERIM DIRECTOR DR. MEREDITH HECKER AND/ORPROGRAM COORDINATOR
CHRIS FLYNN. CONTACT INFORMATION. 


ABOUT MONTANA NASA EPSCOR

The NASA EPSCoR program is directed at those jurisdictions that have a small
percentage of the NASA funding for competitive aerospace and aerospace-related
research activities. Currently, 25 states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
Guam, and the US Virgin Islands are eligible for NASA EPSCoR funding. Seven
federal agencies conduct EPSCoR programs, including NASA. Montana NASA EPSCoR is
part of the national NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research
(EPSCoR) designed to establish partnerships with government, higher education
and industry to effect lasting improvements in Montana's research
infrastructure, R&D capacity and hence, its national R&D competitiveness. In
addition to the research and technology development, awards enable faculty
development and higher education student support.

The goal of EPSCoR is to provide seed funding that will enable jurisdictions to
develop an academic research enterprise directed toward long-term,
self-sustaining, nationally-competitive capabilities in aerospace and
aerospace-related research.

NASA EPSCoR currently runs four programs. 1) Research Infrastructure Development
(RID), which all jurisdictions have to support local seed-grant progrmas. RID is
the only NASA EPSCoR program in which the home jurisdiction has the authority to
award funds. The remaining programs solicit proposals that are reviewed and
awarded by NASA HQ. 2) Research Group cooperative agreements; three-year
$750,000 awards. 3) ISS and suborbital cooperative agreements; three-year
$150,000 (ISS) or $250,000 (suborbital) awards for getting a payload to the ISS
or on a suborbital flight. 4) Rapid Response Research (R3) cooperative
agreements; one-year $100,000 awards for research that NASA specifically wants
done. 


RAPID RESPONSE RESEARCH (R3) AWARDS

The R3 is a collaborative effort between NASA EPSCoR and the NASA Mission
Directorate programs/offices. The goals of R3 are to provide a streamlined
method to address research issues important to NASA, and to enable NASA EPSCoR
researchers to work with NASA to solve research issues impacting the Agency’s
programs/missions. New solicitations are issued each year. Funding is up to
$100,000 for one year. No cost share is required. Montana is allowed to put
forward six proposals for each cycle. 

MONTANA NASA EPSCOR (MNE) R3 SELECTION PROCESS - CLOSED; WILL OPEN AGAIN IN
DECEMBER 2024. 


RESEARCH GROUP AWARDS

NASA EPSCoR Research Group grants are awarded nationally each year. NASA allows
only one Research Group proposal per jurisdiction. To down-select to a single
proposal from all interested groups, Montana NASA EPSCoR holds a pre-proposal
competition. Pre-proposals are reviewed by external experts as well as a panel
of Montana university administrative-level stakeholders. All interested faculty
groups at Montana institutions of higher education are invited to submit a
pre-proposal.

MONTANA NASA EPSCOR (MNE) 2025 CALL FOR RESEARCH GROUP PRE-PROPOSALS - OPEN, DUE
SEPTEMBER 13, 2024


RESEARCH INITIATION AWARDS

Research Initiation grants are awarded competitively through internal and
external review of proposals. Eligibility: junior faculty or faculty new to NASA
research. Research Initiation grants are intended as seed money, are for one
year of funding, and are not renewable. Awardees are required to submit a
follow-on proposal to NASA for regular research funding during the year of the
grant. Research Initiation funding can be used for graduate or undergraduate
student support, materials and supplies, facility use fees, domestic travel, and
faculty time (though this is not a funding priority). Contact us if you have
questions on allowed costs.

MONTANA NASA EPSCOR (MNE) 2024-2025 CALL FOR NASA RESEARCH INITIATION GRANTS -
CLOSED, WILL OPEN AGAIN IN SPRING 2024.



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Montana NASA EPSCoR Program
Barnard Hall 264
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717

Physical location: Cobleigh Hall 416

Director Contact:
Dr. Angela Des Jardins
angela.desjardins@montana.edu



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