The Department of Energy's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DOE EPSCoR) is a federal-state partnership program designed to help the Department lead the world in meeting today's and tomorrow's energy needs through increased competition in energy-related research and development across the entire nation.  The program works together with delegated DOE EPSCoR State Representatives and DOE National Laboratory Representatives.

 DOE EPSCoR supports DOE's overarching mission of advancing the national, economic, and energy security of the United States, by promoting scientific and technological innovation uniquely to designated EPSCoR states and territories. The mission of DOE EPSCoR is to support basic research activities spanning the broad range of science and technology programs within DOE, and to increase the number of scientists and engineers in energy-related areas. DOE EPSCoR manages a research portfolio that supports fundamental research programs in basic energy sciences, biological and environmental sciences, computational science, materials and chemical sciences, climate change, geosciences, genomics, life sciences, defense programs and science education.