NASA EPSCoR research awards support research activities that make significant contributions to the strategic research and technology development priorities of one or more of the Mission Directorates or the Office of the Chief Technologist, and contribute to the overall research infrastructure, science and technology capabilities, higher education, and economic development of the Jurisdiction. The projects are expected move increasingly towards gaining support from sources outside NASA EPSCoR by aggressively pursuing additional funding opportunities offered by NASA, industry, other federal agencies, and elsewhere. The maximum funding that can be requested from NASA is $750,000 per proposal to be expended over three years. Cost-sharing is required at a level of at least 50% of the requested NASA funds.