NASA Research Implementation CAN – Louisana NASA EPSCoR

NASA EPSCoR Basic Research Opportunity

The NASA EPSCoR Basic Research Opportunity (BRO) is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) released by NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) in order to:

Contribute to and promote the development of research capability in NASA EPSCoR jurisdictions in areas of strategic importance to NASA’s mission
Improve the capabilities of the NASA EPSCoR jurisdictions to gain support from sources outside the NASA EPSCoR programs
Develop partnerships among NASA research assets, academic institutions, and industry; Contribute to the overall research infrastructure and economic development of the jurisdiction
Focus on research of important priority to NASA

Award Process Overview

Annually, all 28 designated NASA EPSCoR jurisdictions are invited to submit 1 proposal per fiscal year in response to this solicitation. Louisiana’s proposal selection is determined by the rankings of an independent, external review committee appointed by the Louisiana Board of Regents. Pre-Proposal requirements and templates are drafted by the Louisiana NASA Space Grant and EPSCoR Management office located at LSU. Final proposals are developed with support from the LA NASA EPSCoR / LaSPACE Program Management team and are submitted to NASA directly by the Board of Regents. All of the EPSCoR proposals are then reviewed by NASA for final awards.

Traditionally, NASA has funded these projects at $750,000 each over the course of 3-years with a 1:1 match from the Board of Regents. The number of EPSCoR projects awarded each year varies based on NASA’s available budget. The collected abstracts of winning proposals for the Fiscal Years 2021-24 are included below. As of August 2025, NASA has not released the abstracts for the FY2025 Research awards.

Anticipated FY 2026 LA BoR NASA EPSCoR Pre-Proposal Solicitation Schedule

Solicitation Issue Date: Estimated Release October, 2025
Notice of Intent Due: TBD
Last Day to Submit Questions to BoR: TBD
Pre-Proposals due to the LA BoR: TBD
Anticipated Selection Announcement: TBD
Final Revisions on Selected Proposals due to LaSPACE Mgt Team: TBD
Final Proposal Due to NASA: TBD

Pre-Proposal Solicitation Packet for FY 2025

The FY25 Guidelines are listed below for reference.

The official FY 25 Pre-proposal packet for Louisiana researchers with solicitation instructions, the notice of intent form, and Pre-proposal template is available in Word and PDF here, followed by an Excel version of the budget form.

FY2025 La NASA EPSCoR Research PreProposal RFP (PDF Version)

FY2025 La NASA EPSCoR Research PreProposal RFP (Word Version)

LaBoR NASA EPSCoR Preproposal Budget Form in Excel