The Special Projects account contains programs not directly related to any of the other Nevada System of Higher Education appropriations. These funds are used as cost-share on research and public service grants with a science, technology, engineering, and math component and to support administration of grants, as well as research infrastructure development and support state-wide. The major projects include the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) funded by the National Science Foundation and National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The goal of EPSCoR is to stimulate sustainable improvements in the quality of academic science, research workforce, economic development, and technology infrastructure of eligible states.