VT Space Grant Consortium, 210 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05405, US

Vermont Epscor, based in Burlington, VT, is a consortium of five states in the northeast region of the United States. Established in 2006, the North East Cyberinfrastructure Consortium (NECC) aims to develop resilient, high-bandwidth connectivity between research and academic institutions in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Delaware. Through collaborative awards from NSF EPSCoR and NIH IDeA, the NECC states are building cyberinfrastructure, including fiber networks, research programs, and workforce development initiatives. Vermont Epscor, as part of the NECC, is focused on establishing a redundant optical fiber network that connects partner institutions in other states. With funding from NSF and NIH, the consortium is working on long-term leases for connectivity at multi-gigabit speeds, connecting Burlington to the New Hampshire border and on to Boston, as well as Burlington to Albany. The goal is to bridge the connectivity gap in the region and enhance research, education, and collaboration opportunities in the field of cyberinfrastructure.Generated from the website