National competitive grants program

    The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR) jointly manage a national competitive grants program(104(g))to fund research of a regional or interstate nature. This competition is administered through each state’s Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), with the WRRI reviewing and submitting proposals on behalf of researchers in that state as well as administering the project funds should the proposal be awarded. The projects listed on this page have been funded through this program,with matching funds coming from state sources, making this program a true state-federal partnership. For a searchable database of projects funded throughout the country by the national competitive grants program, please visit the USGS National Competitive Grants page. Information about applying for this program can be found on our Funding Opportunities page.

    Year
    Title
    Investigator(s)
    Funding
    2023
    Analysis of the U.S. water budget using CONUS404
    Antonio Arenas, Chris Rehmann
    Federal: 253,380
    Non-Federal: 279,992
    2022
    Rusty Crayfish Invasion Status and Potential Impacts
    Michael Weber, Michael Moore
    Federal: 122,972
    Non-Federal: 122,972
    2021
    Pathways to exposure to pathogens during floods
    Chris Rehman
    Federal: 249114
    Non-Federal: 253594
    2017
    Fate and Ecological Impacts of Pharmaceuticals in a Temperate Stream Dominated by Wastewater Effluent
    Gregory H. LeFevre
    Federal: $249,415
    Non-Federal: $250,109
    2014
    Development of a Comprehensive Hazard to Loss Modeling Methodology for the Residential Damage Associated with Inland Flooding from North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones
    Gabriele Villarini, Jeffrey Czajkowski, Erwann Michel Kerjan
    Federal: $248,556
    Non-Federal: $249,182
    2012
    Watershed Scale Water Cycle Dynamics in Intensively Managed Landscapes: Bridging the Knowledge Gap to Support Climate Mitigation Policies
    Thanos Papanicolaou, Keith Schilling, Douglas Schnoebelen, Christopher Wilson
    Federal: $154,513
    Non-Federal: $155,554
    2002
    Relationship of Nitroso Compound Formation Potential to Drinking Source Water Quality and Organic Nitrogen Precursor Source Characteristics
    Richard Valentine
    Federal: $134,914
    Non-Federal: $175,042
    2002
    An Integrated Immunological-GIS Approach for Bio-monitoring of Ecological Impacts of Swine Manure Pollutants in Streams
    James Roth, Dusan Palic, Bruce Menzel, Clay Pierce
    Federal: $135,328
    Non-Federal: $163,067
    Year
    2023
    Title
    Analysis of the U.S. water budget using CONUS404
    Investigator(s)
    Antonio Arenas, Chris Rehmann
    Funding
    Federal: 253,380
    Non-Federal: 279,992
    2022
    Rusty Crayfish Invasion Status and Potential Impacts
    Michael Weber, Michael Moore
    Federal: 122,972
    Non-Federal: 122,972
    Year
    2021
    Title
    Pathways to exposure to pathogens during floods
    Investigator(s)
    Chris Rehman
    Funding
    Federal: 249114
    Non-Federal: 253594
    2017
    Fate and Ecological Impacts of Pharmaceuticals in a Temperate Stream Dominated by Wastewater Effluent
    Gregory H. LeFevre
    Federal: $249,415
    Non-Federal: $250,109
    Year
    2014
    Title
    Development of a Comprehensive Hazard to Loss Modeling Methodology for the Residential Damage Associated with Inland Flooding from North Atlantic Tropical Cyclones
    Investigator(s)
    Gabriele Villarini, Jeffrey Czajkowski, Erwann Michel Kerjan
    Funding
    Federal: $248,556
    Non-Federal: $249,182
    2012
    Watershed Scale Water Cycle Dynamics in Intensively Managed Landscapes: Bridging the Knowledge Gap to Support Climate Mitigation Policies
    Thanos Papanicolaou, Keith Schilling, Douglas Schnoebelen, Christopher Wilson
    Federal: $154,513
    Non-Federal: $155,554
    Year
    2002
    Title
    Relationship of Nitroso Compound Formation Potential to Drinking Source Water Quality and Organic Nitrogen Precursor Source Characteristics
    Investigator(s)
    Richard Valentine
    Funding
    Federal: $134,914
    Non-Federal: $175,042
    2002
    An Integrated Immunological-GIS Approach for Bio-monitoring of Ecological Impacts of Swine Manure Pollutants in Streams
    James Roth, Dusan Palic, Bruce Menzel, Clay Pierce
    Federal: $135,328
    Non-Federal: $163,067