The Higher Education Research Council (HERC) was formed in the Fall of 1998 as a result of the Idaho State Board of Education's interest in promoting basic and applied research at Idaho's public, four-year institutions.
HERC is responsible for implementing and administering the Board's newly revised Higher Education Research Council policy and the grant programs created by it, which are designed to stimulate competitive research at Idaho's institutions. HERC has worked diligently to attract projects that serve to strengthen the research capabilities and contribute to the economic development of the state of Idaho. HERC's annual budget has averaged approximately $2 million over the past ten years.
Center for Geophysical Investigation of the Shallow Subsurface (BSU)
Institute for Musculoskeletal Research (BSU) - currently funded
Center for Ecological Research and Education (ISU)
Idaho Accelerator Center (ISU)
Center for Hazardous Waste Remediation Research (UI)
Institute for Materials & Advanced Processes (UI)
Center for Research on Invasive Species and Small Populations (UI)