EPSCoR in Mississippi

密西西比州向国家科学基金会提交的修订提案描述了一个项目计划，旨在提高该州选定的研究科学家在三年时间内的竞争力，目标是达到或超过国家竞争力的门槛。进行了审查，以评估主要研究人员及其同事的科学价值和实现国家竞争力的潜力。修订后的计划包括化学/材料科学领域的6个组成部分（其中5个已获批准）。这些组成部分代表了密西西比州四所最大的大学（杰克逊州立大学、密西西比州立大学、密西西比大学和南密西西比大学）和密西西比大学医学中心的调查人员。组成部分的建议包括各种机制，以消除已确定的研究障碍，包括购置关键设备或设施、增加技术支助人员、增加教员的释放时间、减少专业隔离。密西西比州提议以3/1的比例分担费用。一项管理计划（修订）概述，该计划将允许监控组成项目的进度，以确保NSF目标和密西西比项目计划目标的实现。

Mississippi's revised proposal to NSF describes a Program Plan designed to increase the competitiveness of selected research scientists in the State over a three year period with a goal of attaining or exceeding the threshold of national competitiveness. Reviews were conducted to evaluate the scientific merit and potential for achieving national competitiveness for the principal investigators and their associates. The revised plan includes 6 components (5 approved herein) in the areas of Chemistry/Materials Science. These components represent investigators in Mississippi's four largest universities (Jackson State University, Mississippi State University, The University of Mississippi, and The University of Southern Mississippi) and the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The component proposals incorporate various mechanisms to remove identified barriers to research, including the acquisition of critical equipment or facilities, addition of technical support personnel, increased faculty release time, an reduction of professional isolation. Mississippi proposes cost sharing in a ratio of about 3/1. A management plan (amended) is outlined which will permit monitoring component project progress to ensure that NSF goals and the goals of the Mississippi Program Plan are achieved.