Water Resources Research National Competitive Grants Program
The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources
requests proposals for matching grants to support research on the topics of water supply and
water availability, including investigations of possible new sources of supply, improvement of
impaired waters to usable quality, conservation of existing sources, and limiting growth in
demand. Proposals are sought in not only the physical dimensions of supply and demand, but
also quality trends in raw water supplies; the role of economics and institutions in water supply
and demand; institutional arrangements for tracking and reporting water supply and availability;
and institutional arrangements for coping with extreme hydrologic conditions. Any investigator
at an accredited institution of higher learning in the United States is eligible to apply for a grant
through a Water Research Institute or Center established under the provisions of the Water
Resources Research Act of 1984, as amended (http://water.usgs.gov/wrri/institutes.html).
Proposals involving substantial collaboration between the USGS and university scientists are
encouraged. 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. Proposals must be filed on the Internet at
https://niwr.net/ by 4:00 PM, Eastern Time, Wednesday, April 7, 2010 and must be approved for
submission to the National Competitive Grants Program not later than 4:00 PM, Eastern Time,
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 by the Institute or Center through which they were submitted. The
SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance) portion of the application package must be
submitted through the Internet site at http://www.grants.gov not later than 4:00 PM Eastern
Time, Wednesday, April 21, 2010 by the university at which the Institute or Center is located.
Approximately $1 million is available for this program in FY 2010. The Government's
obligation under this program is contingent upon the availability of funds.
