OpportunityTitle: Water Resources Research National Competitive Grants Program
CategoryExplanation: 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 nation&#146;s 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.
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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.
Description: Section 104(g) of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 requires that this competitive grant program focus on: &#147;water 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.&#148; (see program announcement, Section II for additional description)
GrantorContactEmailDescription: USGS Contact
GrantorContactText: Kimberly Dove &lt;br/&gt;Grant Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 703-648-7487