Creation and mission of the Puerto Rico EPSCoR program The
Puerto Rico EPSCoR program was created in 1986 with a grant from
the National Science Foundation. Since then it has grown to
include EPSCoR programs from the following agencies: NASA, DoE,
DoD, and NIH. The EPSCoR programs identify, develop, and use
academic science and technology resources to increase Puerto
Rico's research and development competitiveness and support
economic growth through innovation in the Jurisdiction's
colleges and universities, their science and engineering
faculty, and their students. The Puerto Rico EPSCoR program
helps create infrastructure to enhance the research capabilities
of the Jurisdiction. Increasing Puerto Rico's scientific and
technological research competitiveness is critical. The EPSCoR
program utilizes the science and technology resources at the
University of Puerto Rico to stimulate sustainable science and
technology infrastructure improvements in the Jurisdiction to
accelerate the capacity of their researchers