# WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g21as00518-water-resources-research-act-program-national-competitive/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333655

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $250,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $1.5 million in total. Applications closed on June 24, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G21AS00518 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 24, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $250,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $1.5 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.805 |

## Who can apply

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

Awards are available only to Water Research Institutes or Centers 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 Research Institute or Center. 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 or Center is located. Proposals requesting matching funds from an Institute or Center are authorized at the discretion of the Institute or Center Director.

## 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. The addresses of the 54 Institutes are available on the Internet 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).

## Questions people ask

### Is G21AS00518 still open?

No. It closed on June 24, 2021. A newer notice is open: G27AS00164, closes November 12, 2026 (5 days left).

### Who can apply for WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT?

Geological Survey accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT?

Closed June 24, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $250,000 each. About $1.5 million in total.

### Who has won Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Nevada System of Higher Education, Purdue University, Regents of the University of Minnesota. The program made 199 awards worth $69.1 million in that time.