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National Ground-Water Monitoring Network

Program Information

Popular name

NGWMN

Program Number

15.980

Program objective

To support data providers for the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network. The National Ground-Water Monitoring Network (NGWMN) is a cooperative, integrated system of data collection, management, and reporting that will provide data needed to address groundwater management questions. Assistance is provided to new and existing data providers of the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network. The program will provide support to state or local Water-Resource agencies which collect groundwater data to serve as data providers for the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network. Support will allow the data providers to perform tasks to get their data into the Network such as: selecting and categorizing their wells within NGWMN specifications, adding sites to the network, establishing and maintaining connections between their databases and the NGWMN Portal. Support will also allow agencies to maintain their connections to the NGWMN Portal and to enhance their networks to provide better data to the NGWMN.

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

    Received 21 proposals. Proposals are currently under review. Twenty-three state agencies are currently providing data to the NGWMN through this program. Received 21 proposals. Awards were made to 19 agencies. Six projects were to support new data providers. The remaining projects were to support data connections for existing providers and/or to enhance NGWMN sites.

  2. 2018

    Received 24 proposals. Issued awards to 23 agencies. Five projects were to support new data providers. The remaining projects support existing data providers to maintain data to the NGWMN and to enhance sites.

  3. 2019

    Received 27 proposals and issued awards to 24 agencies. One project is for an agency to become a new data provider and the rest are to enhance NGWMN sites.

  4. 2020

    Received 30 proposals and are issued awards to 28 agencies. One project was for a new data provider and the rest are to enhance NGWMN sites.

  5. 2021

    Received 27 proposals and issued awards to 22 agencies. One project is to a new data provider and the rest are to enhance NGWMN sites.

  6. 2022

    Past Fiscal Year (2022) Received 22 proposals and are issuing awards to 18 agencies. Two projects are to new data providers and the rest are to enhance NGWMN sites.

  7. 2023

    Received 22 proposals and issued awards to multiple agencies. One project is to a new data provider and the rest are to enhance NGWMN sites.

  8. 2024

    Received 18 proposals and are issuing awards to multiple agencies. All projects are to enhance NGWMN sites.

  9. 2025

    Planning is underway for the FY25 funding opportunity. Between 20-30 proposals are expected.

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.

  1. Public Law 111-11, Subtitle F—Secure Water: Section 9507 “Water Data Enhancement by the United States Geological Survey.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Federal
  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • Local
  • Private nonprofit institution/organization
  • Profit organization
  • Public nonprofit institution/organization
  • Scientist/Researchers
  • State

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