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Water Resources Research Act Program (Section 104g National Competitive Grants) is sponsored by U.S. Geological Survey (in cooperation with National Institutes for Water Resources). This program supports research on water problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature, or those relating to specific program priorities identified by the Secretary of the Interior and the Water Resources Research Institutes.
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The United States Geological Survey Water Resources Research Act Program Water Resources Research Act Program The Water Resources Research Act Program , authorized by section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 , is a Federal-State partnership which: Plans, facilitates, and conducts research to aid in the resolution of State and regional water problems Promotes technology transfer and the dissemination and application of research results Provides for the training of scientists and engineers through their participation in research Provides for competitive grants to be awarded under the Water Resources Research Act The state water resources research institutes (WRRI) authorized by the Act are organized as the National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR).
WRRI cooperates with the USGS to support, coordinate and facilitate research through the Annual Base Grants, National Competitive Grants, Coordination Grants, and in operating the WRRI-USGS Student Internship Program. Visit the Application Information page to learn more about these grant opportunities. If you're looking for a USGS collaborator or want to talk more about our ongoing science in your area, please contact us!
A Minnesota Water Resources Center scientist collects a surface water sample from a temporary wetland at the Cottonwood Lakes Study Area near Jamestown, ND. Photo credit: Minnesota Water Resources Center A University of Delaware student research field crew, supported by the Delaware Water Resources Center, working near White Clay Creek in 2013.
Photo credit: Gerald Kauffman A graduate student, supported by the Texas Water Resources Institute, works in a crevasse as part of a karstaquifer study. Photo credit: Corinne Wong Researchers working with the Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute sample a piezometer.
Photo credit: Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute There are 54 Water Resources Research Institutes or Centers, one in each of the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. The Water Resources Research Institute for each state or territory is located at its "1862" land-grant university or at another college or university designated by the governor or state legislature.
The Institute in Guam is a regional institute serving Guam, The Federated States of Micronesia, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Institute in Hawaii also serves American Samoa. The National Institutes for Water Resources Directory is available for download in pdf format.
Auburn University Water Resources Center Auburn, Alabama 36849-5431 Dr. William Batchelor, Director Water and Environmental Research Center University of Alaska-Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-5860 Dr. Melissa Ward Jones, Director Water Resources Research Center The University of Arizona Dr. Sharon B.
Megdal, Director Dr. Jamie McEvoy, Associate Director Arkansas Water Resources Center Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences 133 Fayetteville, Arkansas 72704 Dr. Brian E. Haggard, Director California Institute for Water Resources University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Colorado State University E-102 Engineering Building Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1033 Dr. Karen Schlatter, Interim Director karen.
schlatter@colostate. edu Connecticut Institute of Water Resources The University of Connecticut W. B.
Young Building, Room 308 Storrs, Connecticut 06269-4018 Dr. Michael Dietz, Director DGS Annex-261 Academy Street Dr. Gerald J. Kauffman, Director Martha Narvaez, Associate Director Water Resource Research Institute University of the District of Columbia College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences 4200 Connecticut Ave. , N.
W. , Bldg. 42 Room 215C Washington, District of Columbia 20008 Tolessa Deksissa, Ph.
D. , Director Water Resources Research Center Gainesville, Florida 32611-6580 Dr. Antarpreet Jutla, Co-Director Dr. Mark Newman, Co-Director Georgia Water Resources Institute Georgia Institute of Technology School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0355 Dr. Aris P.
Georgakakos, Director Dr. Husayn El Sharif, Associate Director Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific Dr. Hiroshan Hettiarachchi, Director hettiarachchi@triton. uog. edu Dr. Ross Miller, Interim Associate Director Water Resources Research Center 2540 Dole Street, Room 283 Idaho Water Resources Research Institute 1031 N.
Academic Way, Rm 216 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814 Dr. Kendra Kaiser, Director Illinois Water Resources Center Champaign, Illinois 61820 Dr. Yu-Feng Lin, Director Dr. Cory Suski, Associate Director Dr. Amy Weckle, Assistant Director Indiana Water Resources Research Center West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 Dr. Keith Cherkauer, Director Kansas Water Resources Institute Kansas State University Research and Extension Dr. Susan Metzger, Director Kentucky Water Research Institute 233 Mining and Mineral Resources Building Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0107 Dr. Jason Unrine, Director Mr. Steven Evans, Associate Director Louisiana Water Resources Research Institute Louisiana State University 3418G Patrick F.
Taylor Hall Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 Maine Water Resources Research Institute Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research Dr. David Hart, Co-Director Dr. Shaleen Jain, Co-Director Maryland Water Resources Research Center Civil and Environmental Engineering 1173 Glenn L. Martin Hall College Park, Maryland 20742 Dr. Kaye L.
Brubaker, Director Water Resources Research Center University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 Dr. Timothy Randhir, Director Institute of Water Research Michigan State University 101A Manly Miles Building East Lansing, Michigan 48823-5243 Dr. Pouyan Nejadhashemi, Director Dr. Jeremiah Asher, Assistant Director St.
Paul, Minnesota 55108 Dr. Bonnie Keeler, Director Mr. Joel Larson, Associate Director Mississippi Water Resources Research Institute Mississippi State University 2745 West Line Road, Room 133 Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762-9547 Dr. Jason Barrett, Interim Director jason. barrett@msstate.
edu Missouri Water Resources Research Center University of Missouri-Columbia Dr. Baolin Deng, Co-Director Dr. Kate Nelson, Co-Director katherinenelson@missouri. edu Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences Dr. Stephanie Ewing, Director stephanie. ewing@montana.
edu Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute 2021 Transformation Dr., Ste. 3220, P. O.
Box 886204 Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-6204 Dr. Chittaranjan Ray, Director Nevada Water Resources Research Institute Division of Hydrologic Sciences Desert Research Institute Dr. Trey Flowers, Director Matt Bromley, Deputy Director NH Water Resources Research Center University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 03824 Dr. Adam S. Wymore, Director Michelle Shattuck, Associate Director michelle. shattuck@unh.
edu New Jersey Water Resources Research Institute Department of Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 Dr. Christopher C. Obropta, Director obropta@envsci. rutgers.
edu New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8001 Dr. Alexander G.
("Sam") Fernald, Director New York State Water Resources Institute Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Ithaca, New York 14853-1901 NC Water Resources Research Institute North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 Dr. Susan White, Director Dr. John Fear, Deputy Director North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota 58108-6050 Dr. Trung Le, Interim Director Ohio Water Resources Center The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210-1275 Dr. Linda Weavers, Co-Director Dr. John Lenhart, Co-Director Oklahoma Water Resources Center Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078 Dr. Kevin Wagner, Director Dr. Ali Mirchi, Associate Director Institute for Water and Watersheds 210 Strand Agriculture Hall Corvallis, Oregon 97331-3906 Dr. Todd Jarvis, Interim Director Todd.
Jarvis@oregonstate.
edu Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Center The Pennsylvania State University 120 Land and Water Building University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 Dr. Jonathan Duncan, Director Puerto Rico Water Resources and Environmental Research Institute University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00681-9040 Dr. Walter Silva Araya, Director Phone: (787) 832-4040 ext 2134 University of Rhode Island Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 318 Fascitelli Center for Advanced Engineering Kingston, Rhode Island 02881 Dr. Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, Director South Carolina Water Resources Center Pendleton, South Carolina 29670 Dr. Charles Privette, III, Interim Director South Dakota Water Resources Research Institute South Dakota State University Agricultural Experiment Station Brookings, South Dakota 57007-1496 Dr. Ryan Lefers, Director Dr. Sushant Mehan, Assistant Director Sushant.
Mehan@sdstate. edu Tennessee Water Resources Research Center The University of Tennessee 600 Henley St. , Suite 311 Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-4134 Dr. John S.
Schwartz, Director Mr. Tim Gangaware, Assistant Director Texas Water Resources Institute Texas A&M AgriLife Research 1001 Holleman Dr. East, 2118 TAMU College Station, Texas 77840 Dr. Giovanni Piccinni, Director giovanni. piccinni@ag. tamu.
edu The Utah Center for Water Resources Research Dr. Bethany Neilson, Director Vermont Water Resources and Lake Studies Center The University of Vermont George D. Aiken Center for Natural Resources Burlington, Vermont 05405 Dr. Anne Jefferson, Director Virgin Islands Water Resources Research Institute University of the Virgin Islands St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802 Dr. Kristin Wilson Grimes, Director Virginia Water Resources Research Center Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 210 Cheatham Hall, MC 0444 Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0001 Dr. Kevin McGuire, Director Dr. Daniel McLaughlin, Associate Director State of Washington Water Research Center Washington State University P. O.
Box 646210, Hulbert 203b Pullman, Washington 99164-6210 Professor, School of Economic Sciences West Virginia Water Research Institute Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6064 Dr. Paul Kinder, Director Melissa O'Neal, Associate Director Water Resources Institute The University of Wisconsin-Madison 1975 Willow Drive - 2nd Floor Madison, Wisconsin 53706-1177 Dr. Christy Remucal, Director Dr. Jennifer Hauxwell, Associate Director jennifer.
hauxwell@aqua. wisc. edu The University of Wyoming 1000 E.
University Avenue To obtain an annual report, first select a year from the Year menu. The available reports for that year will then appear in the Reports menu. Year: Select Year 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Report: Select Year first To obtain annual reports for 2017 and earlier, please send us a request with the year and Institute you want.
The FY26 104(b) Base NOFO is currently in review. As soon as it is approved by DOI, it will be posted and will stay open for at least 6 weeks. The FY26 104(g) General and 104(g) PFAS NOFOs are currently in review, but we do not have a timeline for approval.
The due dates for these NOFOs will be staggered. Please note that there will not be a FY26 AIS NOFO. The USGS Water Resources Research Act Program (Fact Sheet 2023-3031) The U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Research Act Program Fact Sheet 2023-3031 was released in December 2023.
The fact sheet covers the history, goals, and capabilities of the program. Check it out to learn more about the WRRA program. Status, Opportunities, and Priorities for 2020-2030 (Circular 1488) Water Resources Research Act Program—Current Status, Development Opportunities, and Priorities for 2020–30 (Circular 1488) was released on 24 November 2021.
This report presents a 10-year vision for the WRRA Program that the USGS Water Resources Mission Area and 54 State water resources research institutes can use to help solve the Nation’s water problems. Explore Careers with USGS Would you like to join the more than 10,000 scientists, technicians, and support staff of the USGS who are working in more than 400 locations throughout the United States?
Visit our employment center to explore career options with us. Contact Us: If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the WRRA Program team at gs-w. wrri.
web. team@usgs. gov .
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: 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…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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Water Resources Research Act Program (Section 104g National Competitive Grants) is funded by U.S. Geological Survey (in cooperation with National Institutes for Water Resources). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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