Water Resources Research National Competitive Grants Program

Post Date

November 22nd 2011

Application Due Date

March 8th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

G12AS20005

CFDA Number(s)

15.805

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Other

The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources requests proposals for matching grants to support research on the topic of improving and enhancing the nationуs water supply, including (but not limited to) enhancement of water supply infrastructure, development of drought impact indicators, evaluation of the dynamics of extreme hydrological events and associated costs, development of methods for better estimation of the physical and economic supply of water, integrated management of ground and surface waters, the resilience of public water supplies, and the evaluation of conservation practices. Proposals are sought in not only the physical dimensions of supply, but also the role of economics and institutions in water supply and in coping with extreme hydrologic conditions.

Number of Awards

6

Eligibility Categories

Other

Awards are available only to Water Research Institutes or Centers established pursuant to the provisions of section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act and listed at http://water.usgs.gov/wrri/institutes.html. However, any investigator at an institution of higher learning in the United States is eligible to apply for an award through a Water Research Institute or Center. See program announcement, Section V for further information.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $250000

Grant Description

Section 104(g) of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 requires that this competitive grant program focus on: рwater problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern only to a single State and which relate to specific program priorities identified jointly by the Secretary (of the Interior) and the (water resources research) institutes.с (see program announcement, Section II for additional description)

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Geological Survey

• Agency Contact:

  Kimberly Dove
  Grant Specialist
  Phone 703-648-7487

• Agency Mailing Address:

  USGS Contact

• Agency Email Address:

  kdove@usgs.gov