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Directors and Websites for Arkansas EPSCoR Arkansas NSF Program Director, Dr. Gail McClure Other Arkansas Links Building a 21st Century Economy in Arkansas State R&D Plan Strategic Planning Links
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Twenty-five states, the Commonwealth of the U.S. Virgin Islands are designated as EPSCoR participants. In FY 1980 the first five states were designated - Arkansas, Maine, Montana, South Carolina, and West Virginia; in FY 1985 seven states and Puerto Rico were added - Alabama, Kentucky, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Vermont and Wyoming; in FY 1987 Idaho, Louisiana, South Dakota, and Mississippi were added; and in FY 1992 Kansas and Nebraska were designated. Alaska joined in FY 2000; Hawaii and New Mexico were designated in FY 2001; U.S. Virgin Islands and Delaware were added in FY 2002 and 2003 respectively. And finally Tennessee, New Hampshire and Rhode Island were added in FY 2004.
Through EPSCoR, these states are 1) strengthening their research capability and S&T infrastructure; 2) building local and state support for stronger academic research and education efforts; 3) integrating academic research with education and human resource development; and 4) facilitating the transfer of research and technology to existing firms, and stimulating new high-technology companies. |
