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G21AS00517: WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM ANNUAL BASE GRANTS FISCAL YEAR 2021 REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

Closed Closed June 4, 2021 Opportunity G21AS00517 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2026 (104g General) (G27AS00164). Status: Closes November 12, 2026 (5 days left). It is in our archive of Geological Survey notices from 2021.

• Award ceiling$375,000
• Award floor$125,000
• Total funding$7.1 million
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Applications will be accepted only from Institutes or Centers established pursuant to the provisions of Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984, as amended. The applicant may consider project proposals only from faculty members or affiliates at institutions of higher education in its State.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes awards averaged $347,095; this notice allows up to $375,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (97% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

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, and 109-471. Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act directs the Secretary of the Interior to administer program grants to Institutes and Centers established under the provisions of section 104(a) of the Act. Water Resources Institutes or Centers 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. Responsibility for administration of the State Water Resources Research Institute program has been delegated to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Category: Natural Resources.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, G27AS00164, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.