The 2025 Annual Meeting of the EPSCoR/IDeA Coalition and Foundation is just around the corner! This year’s meeting will be hosted on February 3, 2025, at the InterContinental Washington D.C. – The Wharf. February 4 is reserved for either in-person or virtual meetings with your congressional delegation. Along with that the meeting is free and open to all who have an interest in and/or desire to participate in EPSCoR and IDeA programs. No registration fee requiredto attend.
PDs/PIs, junior investigators, government affairs representatives, and others in your jurisdiction who support EPSCoR and IDeA advocacy or wish to engage in Coalition and Foundation initiatives are strongly encouraged to attend. We especially encourage attendance by individuals participating in and/or associated with the following programs:
Programs
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Institutional Development Award (IDeA) programs:
- Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE)
- IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)
- IDeA Clinical and Translational Research Programs (IDeA-CTR)
- The IDeA Co-Funding
- IDeA Regional Entrepreneurship Development (I-RED) Program
Established Programs to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) funded by:
- Department of Defense (DEPSCoR)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- Department of Energy (DoE)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Association with one or more of the above programs is not required to attend the meeting. This meeting is free and open to all who have an interest in and/or desire to participate in EPSCoR and IDeA programs.
Specific Information about the Event
Date: February 3-4, 2025
Location: Washington, D.C.
Venue/Hotel: The InterContinental Washington D.C. – The Wharf at 801 Wharf St SW, Washington, DC 20024.
We have set up a discounted group rate for hotel room reservations. The reservation method to use the group rate is via individual call-in. To reserve a room at the discounted group rate, please contact:
Shengyl Poshka: Group Reservations Coordinator
– shengyl.poshka@ihg.com
– D: 202-878-8586
Agenda: For the meeting agenda go here.
One-Pagers: In prior meetings, we encourage each jurisdiction’s program office to create a “one-pager” for their EPSCoR or IDeA program to use during the annual meetings. This will be with your congressional delegation on Tuesday, February 4 (in-person, virtually, or in Members’ district offices). Summaries will also be posted on the EIF website, so please exclude any information you wouldn’t want shared publicly. Alternatively, you can provide a “public view” version.
Visit our website for the template that we ask everyone to use. Understandably, the purpose of the template is to ensure visual consistency and make information easier to find. Limited customization of the one-page template is permitted, such as adjusting color(s) to match your program’s or, depending on the size or use of the table on page 2, lengthening or shortening the Success Stories section, etc. These summaries are a valuable tool that both the Coalition and Foundation rely on throughout the year.
Please submit completed summaries (PDF format preferred) or direct any questions about the template to Danny Holland by email no later than Monday, January 27.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Deadline for Registration: January 21 at 11:59 PM EST
Registration: Go here to register online for free. Registration is required.