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Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes

Program Information

Popular name

(Water Research Institute Program) WRRA

Program Number

15.805

Program objective

To provide financial support to Water Resources Research Institutes located at designated State universities in each of the 50 States, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia for research, information transfer and student training on one or more aspects of priority water problems.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2017

    For the Annual Base Grants the program anticipates receiving 54 applications and issuing 54 awards. For the National Competitive Grants the program anticipates receiving 154 pre-proprosals of those inviting 30 to submit full proposals and issuing 5 awards. For the Annual Base Grants the program received 54 applications and issued 54 awards. For the National Competitive Grants the program received 158 pre-proposals, invited 30 pre-proposals to submit full proposals and issued 3 awards.

  2. 2018

    For the Annual Base Grants the program received 54 applications and issued 54 awards. For the National Competitive Grants the program received 161 pre-proposals, invited 30 pre-proposals to submit full proposals and issued 4 awards.

  3. 2019

    For the Annual Base Grants the program received 54 applications and issued 54 awards. For the National Competitive Grants the program received 158 pre-proposals, invited 30 pre-proposals to submit full proposals and awarded 4 awards. Projects selected increased advanced our understanding of changes in the quantity and quality of water resources, development of methods for better estimation of water supply, both surface and groundwater, including estimation of the physical and/or economic supply of water.

  4. 2020

    For the Annual Base Grants the program received 54 applications and issued 54 awards. For the National Competitive Grants the program received 70 proposals and awarded 4 projects. For the Aquatic Invasive Species Competitive Grants the program received 15 proposals and awarded 5 projects. Projects selected Increased our understanding of changes in the quantity and quality of water resources, development of methods for better estimation of water supply, both surface and groundwater, including estimation of the physical and/or economic supply of water.

  5. 2021

    Received 54 base grant proposals and 86 (43 general, 4 AIS, and 39) PFAS competitive proposals. Of these, 7 general, 4 AIS, and 4 PFAS proposals were funded. Projects selected increased our understanding of changes in the quantity and quality of water resources, development of methods for better estimation of water supply, both surface and groundwater, including estimation of the physical and/or economic supply of water. Each of these are 3 year awards.

  6. 2022

    Received 54 base grant proposals and 61 (23 general, 9 AIS, and 27) PFAS competitive proposals. It is anticipated that 8 general, 6 AIS, and 10 PFAS proposals will be funded. Projects selected increased our understanding of changes in the quantity and quality of water resources, development of methods for better estimation of water supply, both surface and groundwater, including estimation of the physical and/or economic supply of water. Each of these are 3 year awards.

  7. 2023

    Received 54 base grant proposals and 61 (27 general, 10 AIS, and 33 PFAS) competitive proposals. For FY23, 7 general, 5 AIS, and 11 PFAS proposals were funded. Proposals submitted address our understanding of changes in the quantity and quality of water resources, development of methods for better estimation of water supply, both surface and groundwater, including estimation of the physical and/or economic supply of water with projected climate change and with socioeconomic considerations. Each of these are 3-year awards.

  8. 2024

    Received 54 base grant proposals and 68 (19 general, 11 AIS, and 38 PFAS) competitive proposals. For FY24, 6 general, 4 AIS, and 9 PFAS proposals are expected to be funded. Proposals submitted address our understanding of changes in the quantity and quality of water resources, development of methods for better estimation of water supply, both surface and groundwater, including estimation of the physical and/or economic supply of water with projected climate change and with socioeconomic considerations. Each of these are 3-year awards.

  9. 2025

    The President’s 2025 Budget did not include funding for this program. If Congress appropriates funding, the funding will be awarded consistent with statutory requirements.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Rule, 30 CFR Part 401, 50 FR 27203, June 7, 1993; Geological Survey Request for Applications under the Water Resources Research Institute Grant Program (Section 104), Announcement G17AS00017, December 2015 at https://niwr.net. Applications under the Water Resources Research National Competitive Grant Program, Announcement No. G16AS200017, December, 2015 at https://niwr.net and http://water.usgs.gov/wrri/index.php

  1. Water Resources Research Act, 42, 103301-10310, 2021 amendments were codified here. 42 U.S. Code § 10303 - Water resources research and technology institutes.
  2. Pub. L. 117, 58.

Program details

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Private nonprofit institution/organization
  • Public nonprofit institution/organization
  • State

Additional resources