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The Oklahoma Water Resources
Research Institute (OWRRI) and the National Institutes for Water Resources
(NIWR) are pleased to announce that that they are again cooperating with
the US Geological Survey in holding an annual competition for water
research grants of NATIONAL importance.
[This is distinct from the
recent competition for research grants focused on water issues in Oklahoma
for which applications were due on Nov. 12th.]
Proposals can be for one to
three years and up to $250,000. A 1:1 match with non-Federal money is
required.
Applications must be posted on
the NIWR website (https://niwr.org/) by February 22, 2005.
If this is of interest to you,
please read the announcement below and then contact the OWRRI at environ@okstate.edu
to request proposal guidelines and to answer any questions you might have.
Sincerely,
Michael A. Langston
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Senior Research Associate
Environmental Institute, OSU
003 Life Sciences East
Stillwater, OK 74078-3011
405.744.9994
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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, which are issues of importance nationwide.
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.
For planning purposes, the amount available for research under this
program is estimated to be $1,000,000 in federal funds, though there has
not been a FY 2005 appropriation of
funds for this program as of
the date of this Announcement. Any investigator at an 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.
Proposals involving substantial collaboration between the USGS and
university scientists are encouraged. Proposals may be for projects of one
to three 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.org/ by 5:00 PM, Eastern
Standard Time, February 22,
2005. Each proposal from an Oklahoma university will then be reviewed by
the Director of the OWRRI for inclusion in the national competition. The
Government's obligation under this program is contingent upon the
availability of appropriated funds.
