North Dakota Research Accomplishments with EPSCoR/IDeA Support

a presentation by

Jim HoehnSenior Associate │ EPSCoR/IDeA Foundation

Washington, DCSeptember 29, 2006

ArkansasMaine

MontanaSouth CarolinaWest Virginia

1980AlabamaKentuckyNevada

North DakotaOklahoma

Puerto RicoVermontWyoming

1985

HawaiiNew Mexico

2001

U.S. Virgin Islands

2002

DelawareRhode Island

New Hampshire

2003

1992

KansasNebraska

Alaska

2000

1987

IdahoLouisiana

MississippiSouth Dakota

Eligible JurisdictionsBy Year of Program Entrance

Program Jurisdictions and Funding

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Number of States

Funding, millions

Characteristics of EPSCoR Jurisdictions Collectively

─ Population: 20% of nation

─ Scientists and Engineers: 18%

─ Doctoral/Research Universities: 25%

─ NSF R&D Funding: 10% of total

─ NAEP Performance: 8 of the top 10 States are EPSCoR States

─ Scholars and Fellows: 22% of Goldwater Scholars; 6% of NSF Graduate Fellows

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Population

Scientists

Doc Univ's

NSF Funding

Average Annual Salary• Number of EPSCoR

States in the Top 10 -- 1 (Delaware is #7)

• Number of EPSCoR States in the Bottom 10 -- 10;

– the bottom 12 are EPSCoR States

– Puerto Rico last

• Employees in EPSCoR states are paid 81% of employees in non-EPSCoR states

Source: The Dynamics of Technology-Based Economic Development 2004$0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $35,000 $40,000 $45,000 $50,000

Puerto RicoMontana

South DakotaNorth Dakota

MississippiArkansas

IdahoWest Virginia

OklahomaWyomingNebraska

New MexicoMaineIowa

LouisanaSouth Carolina

KentuckyUtah

AlabamaKansas

VermontHawaii

TennesseeFlorida

WisconsinIndiana

North CarolinaMissouriNevadaOregon

OhioArizona

Rhode IslandPennsylvania

GeorgiaNew

TexasAlaska

MinnesotaVirginia

MichiganWashington

ColoradoMarylandDelaware

IlliniosCalifornia

New J erseyMassachusetts

New YorkConnecticut

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U.S. Average - $32,890

Bachelors Degrees in the Workforce• EPSCoR States

have 90% of the Bachelors Degree holders in their workforces compared to the Nation

• EPSCoR States are a net provider of Bachelor degree holders to other states

• This is called the “demographic death spiral”

Source: NSF Science and Engineering Indicators 2006

1994 1999 2004

1994 1999 2004

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WyomingAlaska

North DakotaSouth Dakota

VermontDelawareMontana

District ofWest VirginiaRhode Island

IdahoMaineHawaii

NebraskaNew Hampshire

New MexicoArkansas

NevadaMississippi

UtahIowa

OklahomaKansas

KentuckyLouisiana

OregonAlabama

South CarolinaConnecticut

IndianaWisconsinTennessee

ArizonaColoradoMissouri

MinnesotaWashington

North CarolinaMaryland

GeorgiaMichigan

MassachusettsVirginia

OhioNew Jersey

PennsylvaniaIllinoisFloridaTexas

New YorkCalifornia

Consistent Themes Throughout the Life of the EPSCoR Program

• State-based

• State steering committee

• State commitment

• Competitive awards with national review

• Development within state context

• Scientific infrastructure development

• Highly focused scientifically

Agents of Change

Agents of Change

Accomplishments of North Dakota EPSCoR’s Washington, DC Agents:

– The EPSCoR/IDeA Coalition

– The EPSCoR/IDeA Foundation

EPSCoR/IDeA Foundation Board

• Senior University Officials

• Diverse

• Agency Expertise

• Aggressive Agenda

EPSCoR/IDeA Priorities for FY 2007

• Grow NASA EPSCoR and DEPSCoR• Develop a 15-20 year vision for NSF EPSCoR• Maintain a strong NIH IDeA Program• Better coordinate EPSCoR/IDeA Coalition and

Foundation, while preserving separate identity• Increase interaction among various

EPSCoR/IDeA constituencies

EPSCoR/IDeA Funding Goals (in millions of dollars)

FY 2006 Enacted

FY 2007 Goal

NSF $99.0 $125.0

DOE $7.2 $12.5

USDA 10% 10%

NIH $222.0 $250.0

DOD $12.3 $20.0

NASA $12.8 $15.0

EPA 0.0 $10.0

TOTAL $367 $442.5

EPSCoR/IDeA Foundation Accomplishments

• NSF EPSCoR Request: $94 million in FY 06 – first time since FY 2000 that NSF requested an increase in EPSCoR funding over the prior year’s congressional appropriation

• Workshop: NSF holds “EPSCoR 2020” visionary workshop

• Visibility: Foundation increases visibility of EPSCoR/IDeA with top federal officials

• NIH Budget: NIH budget holds at $222 million while overall NIH research funding growth ends; no reprogramming of IDeA funds

• Agency Interaction: Boards expanded to better interact with ALLALL EPSCoR/IDeA agencies

Federal R&D Budget Environment for North Dakota’s Researchers

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Spending in BillionsSource: Congressional Budget Office

Six-Year Deficit

FY 1990 Base

$8 million

FY 2006 Enacted

$367 million

FY 2007 Goal

$442 million

FY 1990-2006EPSCoR/IDeA Funding

How Congress and the Agencies View

EPSCoR/IDeA’s Results

Comparison of All Jurisdictions and NSF EPSCoR JurisdictionsPercent Change in NSF Research Directorates and Offices from 1996 to 2002

17.5% 20.2%

51.4%

21.5%

50.4%

73.4%

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80%

Proposals CompetitiveAwards

Funding*

AllEPSCoR

EPSCoR states received 10% of NSF research awards, and 9% of research dollars in 2002.* Includes competitive award, supplements, and continuing grant increments.

Proposals and Awards Source: NSF Budget Internet Information System (BIIS) Funding Rate tables. Funding for All Actions Sources: BIIS Award and Summary tables. EPSCoR jurisdictions include those in program prior to 1996: AL, AR, ID, KY, LA, KS, ME, MT, MS, NE, NV, ND, OK, PR, SC, SD, VT, WV, WY

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North Dakota EPSCoR Results

ND EPSCoR Achievements

Indications that EPSCoR is transforming the science and technology infrastructure of ND:

• Increases in the number of Ph.D-level scientists & engineers• Increased in the proposal submission rates for merit-based

grants and contracts• Increases in the proposal “success rate” for merit-based grants

and contracts• North Dakota EPSCoR increasingly influences AURA/STTAR

students’ choice of science and technology careers• Enhancing the productivity and profitability of North Dakota’s

existing technology based businesses• Facilitating the establishment of new high-technology

businesses

Examples of ND EPSCoR’s Achievements

• The state's overall investment of $24.3 million has resulted in over $169 million in external awards to EPSCoR-supported researchers since 1986

• The $100 million awarded to EPSCoR-supported researchers since 1986 has had over a $230 million total impact on the economy of North Dakota

Example of ND IDeA’s Achievements

20:1 Return on Investment

– NIH’s Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) research cluster faculty supported by North Dakota EPSCoR and matching funds from the state of North Dakota have generated federal grant income over 20 times the initial investment.

Issues and Challenges

EPSCoR 2020: Expanding State Participation in Research in the 21st Century – A New Vision for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research

EPSCoR 2020 Workshop

Date: June 15-16, 2006

PI: Jerry Odom

Location: Arlington, VA

Purpose: “…to look 10-20 years into the future and think strategically about investments that will be needed to create the national research capacity that [NSF] would like to achieve – a new vision for EPSCoR.”

Strategic Priorities

• Provide more Flexible RII awards– increase size and duration of RII grants

• Increase geographical dispersion of funding and participation– Relocate EPSCoR program to OIA

• Revitalize and extend other components of EPSCoR─ Co-funding─ Planning grants─ Outreach

• Restore “experimental” nature of EPSCoR─ Use program as testbed

• Develop state strategic S&T business plans

• Accountability– Create shared understanding and definition of success

Issues and Challenges

• Accountability

• Attribution

• Program Flexibility

• Linkage to Emerging Federal Priorities (ACI and Gathering Storm)

• Tight Budget Scenario

• State S&T plans and Investments in S/T