The National Science Foundation (NSF) Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) has three tracks:

• Track-1: Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Projects
• Track-2: Focused EPSCoR collaborations involving two or three EPSCoR jurisdictions partnering together
• Track-4: EPSCoR Research Fellows program supporting researchers early in their career

Besides the National Science Foundation, five other federal agencies have EPSCoR (or EPSCoR-like) programs in which South Dakota participates:

• National Air and Space Administration (NASA EPSCoR) with SD Space Grant Consortium
• National Institutes of Health (NIH IDeA INBRE) with South Dakota NIH IDeA (BRIN)
• Department of Energy (DOE EPSCoR)
• Department of Defense (DEPSCoR)
• Department of Agriculture (USDA EPSCoR)