Water Resources Research National Competitive Grants Program - 104(g) FY18
The USGS has released the Fiscal year 2018 104G RFP.
Proposals are sought to support research on the topic of improving and enhancing the nation’s water supply, including:
- evaluation of innovative approaches to water treatment, infrastructure design, retrofitting, maintenance, management, and replacement;
- exploration and advancement of our understanding of changes in the quantity and quality of water resources in response to a changing climate, population shifts, and land use changes;
- development of methods for better estimation of water supply, both surface and groundwater, including estimation of the physical supply and of the economic supply of water;
- development and evaluation of processes and governance mechanisms for integrated surface/ground water management;
- Evaluation and assessment of the effects of water conservation practices, as well as adoption, penetration and permanence.
Any investigator at a Massachusetts accredited institution of higher learning in the United States is eligible to apply for a grant through the Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center.
Proposals may be for projects of 1 to 3 years in duration and may request up to $250,000 in federal funds. Successful applicants must match each dollar of the federal grant with one dollar from non-federal sources.
Preproposal must be submitted in PDF format, length is limited to no more than 4 pages (12-point font, references do not count toward the 4 page limit) by 5:00 PM, Eastern Time, Thursday, February 15, 2018 to wrrc[at]umass[dot]edu.
Funds have not yet been appropriated for this program for FY 2018. The Government's obligation under this program is contingent upon the availability of funds.