Water Resources Research Act Program - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Grants

Water Resources Research Act Program - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Grants is sponsored by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:G25AS00484 Funding Opportunity Title:WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2025 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT For PER – AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Grant Category of Funding Activity:Natural Resources Expected Number of Awards: Assistance Listings:15.

805 -- Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:Yes Last Updated Date:Aug 15, 2025 Original Closing Date for Applications:Sep 30, 2025 Applications, including the full proposal, must be submitted to grants. gov by the State Water Resources Research Institute prior to the 5:00 PM Eastern Time, September 30, 2025 closing date.

Proposals must be submitted as a complete application package (full proposal, SF-424 and SF-424B, matching commitment letter, budget breakdown, budget justification and budget summary) to grants. gov by the university that houses the Institute. PI"s must coordinate with their respective Institutes prior to submission to allow time for the Institute to meet the deadlines of this program announcement.

Current Closing Date for Applications:Sep 30, 2025 Applications, including the full proposal, must be submitted to grants. gov by the State Water Resources Research Institute prior to the 5:00 PM Eastern Time, September 30, 2025 closing date. Proposals must be submitted as a complete application package (full proposal, SF-424 and SF-424B, matching commitment letter, budget breakdown, budget justification and budget summary) to grants.

gov by the university that houses the Institute. PI"s must coordinate with their respective Institutes prior to submission to allow time for the Institute to meet the deadlines of this program announcement.

Archive Date:Feb 01, 2026 Estimated Total Program Funding:$ 2,775,000 Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility:Awards are available only to Water Resources Research Institutes established pursuant to the provisions of section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act and listed at http://water. usgs. gov/wrri/index.

php. However, any investigator at an institution of higher learning in the United States is eligible to apply for an award through a Water Resources Research Institute. The application, with full proposal along with the SF-424 and SF-424B and budget forms, must be submitted through grants.

gov (http://www. grants. gov) by the university at which the Institute is located.

Proposals requesting matching funds from an Institute are authorized at the discretion of the Institute Director. APPLICATIONS not eligible for fundingApplications for research on health effects involving human subjects. Applications for research involving oceanography (estuarine research applications are acceptable).

Applications for research that do not meet program objectives as outlined. Applications submitted by an Institute or Center that has not met reporting requirements on a previous award by the USGS. Federal employees may, and are encouraged to, collaborate with college or university investigators in this program.

Federal employees may not serve as a principal investigator (PI) but may serve as a Co- PI. Federal employees and agencies may not receive federal funds for any purpose under these awards. Federal employees and agencies may not serve as a source of matching funds under these awards.

Excluded Parties: USGS conducts a review of the System for Award Management (SAM) Exclusions database (SAM. gov) for all applicant entities and their key project personnel prior to award. USGS cannot award funds to entities or their key project personnel identified in the SAM.

gov Exclusions database as ineligible, prohibited/restricted or otherwise excluded from receiving Federal contracts, certain subcontracts, and certain Federal assistance and benefits, as their ineligibility condition applies to this Federal program.

## Additional Information Agency Name:Geological Survey Description:This Program Announcement is issued under the provisions of section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-242), as amended by Public Laws 101-397, 104-147, 106-374, 109-471, and 117–58.

Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act directs the Secretary of the Interior to administer program grants to Institutes established under the provisions of section 104(a) of the Act. Water Resources Research Institutes have been established in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.

The Institute in Guam also serves the Federated States of Micronesia and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Institute in Hawaii also serves American Samoa. The addresses of the 54 Institutes are available at https://water.

usgs. gov/wrri/index. php.

Responsibility for administration of the Water Resources Research Act Program has been delegated to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Link to Additional Information:[](https://www. grants.

gov/search-results-detail/360310) Grantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: