Statewide Research Competitive Grants Program

    The Iowa Water Center’s statewide research competitive grants program is the Center’s longest running activity and the priority of our base funding (104(b)) from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Each year, the IWC Advisory Board and staff release a call for proposals to address the most pressing Iowa water resource concerns. 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 statewide programs run through Water Resources Research Institutes, please visit the USGS Annual Base grants page. Information about applying for this program can be found on our Funding Opportunities page.

    Year
    Title
    Investigator(s)
    Funding
    2023
    Stream Nitrate Load Monitoring for Watershed Scale Assessment of Edge-of-Field Practices
    Gabriel Johnson, Thomas Isenhart
    Federal: 5,000
    Non-Federal: 5,000
    2023
    FloodRSS: Flood Resilience Support System for Participatory Community Action
    Ibrahim Demir, Marian Muste
    Federal: 20,000
    Non-Federal: 20,055
    2023
    Using Optical Brighteners as Proxies for Probing Waste in Surface Water
    Jacob W. Petrich
    Federal: 20,000
    Non-Federal: 22,728
    2022
    Treatment Impacts on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Discharge in Wet- Weather Flows
    Joe Charbonnet
    Federal: 20,000
    Non-Federal: 40,241
    2022
    Probing Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions as a Driver of Complex Mixture Evolution in an Effluent-Impacted Stream in Iowa
    Gregory H. LeFevre, Jessica R. Meyer, Dana W. Kolpin
    Federal: 20,000
    Non-Federal: 40,034
    2022
    Identify causal pathways of how household flood recovery measures lead to the reduction of unmet social needs
    Md Asif Rahman, Eric Tate
    Federal: 3,503
    Non-Federal: 7,008
    2022
    Denitrification potential in floodplain forests: Investigating water quality improvements to reduce negative impacts in downstream communities
    William Beck, Emily Zimmerman
    Federal: 30,000
    Non-Federal: 30,000
    2021
    Environmental Justice for All: Nutrient Impacts on Lake-Based Recreation and Tourism by Rural and Socially Disadvantaged Iowans
    Wendong Zhang, Yongjie Ji, David Swenson, Xibo Wan
    Federal: 19996
    Non-Federal: 20000
    2021
    Understanding the Impacts of Coronavirus-related Reduction in Aerosols and Pollution on Precipitation and Discharge across Iowa
    Gabriele Villarini, Witold Krajewski, Felipe Quintero
    Federal: 20000
    Non-Federal: 40013
    2021
    Catchment-scale hydrologic modeling of urban residential stormwater best management practices (BMPs)
    Breanna Marmur, Jannette Thompson
    Federal: 5000
    Non-Federal: 10000
    2021
    Coupling Physical and Societal Objectives for Decision Making in Water Resources Management
    Gregory Ewing, Ibrahim Demir
    Federal: 5,000
    Non-Federal: 10,000
    2021
    A Serious Game on Flood Mitigation for K-12 and Public Education
    Bekir Demiray, Ibrahim Demir
    Federal: 5,000
    Non-Federal: 10,000
    2020
    Measuring Impacts of Lake Management Practices on Harmful Algal Blooms using Continuous Monitoring at the Iowa Great Lakes
    Corey Markfort, Gregory LeFevre, Mary Skopec
    Federal: $15,000
    Non-Federal: $30,007
    2020
    Does food web structure modify the resilience of shallow lakes to harmful algal blooms?
    Tyler Butts
    Federal: $5,000
    Non-Federal: $1,000
    2020
    Strengthening the Foundation of Agroecosystem Models for Water Research: Precision Land Surface Analysis and Machine Learning for Enhanced Soil Maps
    Meyer Bohn
    Federal: $5,000
    Non-Federal: $17,000
    2020
    Next-Generation Stage Measurement at Ungauged Locations using IoT
    Yusuf Sermet
    Federal: $5,000
    Non-Federal: $10,000
    2020
    Hydro-NPOSS: A Non-Proprietary Open-Source Software for Hydrologic Data Visualization and Model Evaluation
    Navid Jadidoleslam
    Federal: $5,000
    Non-Federal: $10,000
    2019
    The Economic Benefits of Mitigating Harmful Algal Blooms in Iowa
    Jimmy Shr
    Federal: $30,000
    Non-Federal: $60,000
    2019
    Denitrification in Agricultural Depressions by Nitrate Isotope Analysis
    Nate Lawrence
    Federal: $4,964
    Non-Federal: $9,928
    2019
    Quantifying Differential Sorption and Biodegradation of Pharmaceuticals in a Wastewater Effluent-Dominated Stream in Iowa
    Hui Zhi
    Federal: $4,998
    Non-Federal: $10,000
    Year
    2020
    Title
    Hydro-NPOSS: A Non-Proprietary Open-Source Software for Hydrologic Data Visualization and Model Evaluation
    Investigator(s)
    Navid Jadidoleslam
    Funding
    Federal: $5,000
    Non-Federal: $10,000
    2020
    Measuring Impacts of Lake Management Practices on Harmful Algal Blooms using Continuous Monitoring at the Iowa Great Lakes
    Corey Markfort, Gregory LeFevre, Mary Skopec
    Federal: $15,000
    Non-Federal: $30,007
    Year
    2019
    Title
    The Economic Benefits of Mitigating Harmful Algal Blooms in Iowa
    Investigator(s)
    Jimmy Shr
    Funding
    Federal: $30,000
    Non-Federal: $60,000
    2019
    Developing Methods to Measure Internal Phosphorus Loading in Iowa Lakes
    Ellen Albright
    Federal: $4,930
    Non-Federal: $9,891
    Year
    2019
    Title
    Determining the Effects of Co-Nutrient Availability on Harmful Algal Blooms Across Varying Lake Types
    Investigator(s)
    Tania Leung
    Funding
    Federal: $5,000
    Non-Federal: $10,000
    2019
    Quantifying Differential Sorption and Biodegradation of Pharmaceuticals in a Wastewater Effluent-Dominated Stream in Iowa
    Hui Zhi
    Federal: $4,998
    Non-Federal: $10,000
    Year
    2019
    Title
    Denitrification in Agricultural Depressions by Nitrate Isotope Analysis
    Investigator(s)
    Nate Lawrence
    Funding
    Federal: $4,964
    Non-Federal: $9,928
    2018
    The Economic Benefits of Mitigating Harmful Algal Blooms in Iowa
    YauHuo Shr, Catherine Kling, Chuan Tang, Wendong Zhang
    Federal: $60,000
    Non-Federal: $120,197
    Year
    2018
    Title
    Spatial Potential for Enhanced In-field Denitrification from Perennial Vegetative Filter Strips
    Investigator(s)
    Daniel Linton, Bradley Miller
    Funding
    Federal: $4,790
    Non-Federal: $27,346
    2017
    Enhancing Phosphate Removal in Woodchip Bioreactors
    Emily Martin, Michelle Soupir
    Federal: $5,000
    Non-Federal: $10,000
    Year
    2017
    Title
    Simulation of Watershed-Scale Nitrate Transport in Fractured Till Using Upscaled Parameters Obtained from Till Core
    Investigator(s)
    Nathan Young, William Simpkins, Robert Horton
    Funding
    Federal: $5,000
    Non-Federal: $12,627
    2017
    Quantifying the Role of Soils in Salinization: Winter Road Maintenance Impacts to Runoff and Right-of-Way
    Rebecca Kauten
    Federal: $5,000
    Non-Federal: $10,000
    Year
    2016
    Title
    Validation of Satellite Observations of Soil Moisture to Facilitate Forecasts of Soil Water Storage in Iowa
    Investigator(s)
    Brian Hornbuckle
    Funding
    Federal: $9,423
    Non-Federal: $4,711
    2016
    Evaluation of Subsurface Drainage on P Losses in the Black Hawk Lake Watershed, Iowa
    Conrad brendel, Michelle Soupir
    Federal: $5,000
    Non-Federal: $13,753
    Year
    2016
    Title
    The role of Iron Mobility From Anoxic Sediments in Stimulating Harmful Algal Blooms
    Investigator(s)
    Elizabeth Swanner
    Funding
    Federal: $29,911
    Non-Federal: $95,201
    2014
    Validation of Satellite Observations of Soil Moisture to Facilitate Forecasts of Soil Water Storage in Iowa
    Brian Hornbuckle
    Federal: $49,377
    Non-Federal: $105,548
    Year
    2014
    Title
    Development of a Framework for Discharge Forecasting Over Iowa
    Investigator(s)
    Gabriele Villarini, Aaron Strong
    Funding
    Federal: $51,823
    Non-Federal: $61,817
    2014
    Cost-Effectiveness of Reverse Auctions for Watershed Nutrient Reductions in the Presence of Climate Variability
    Adriana Valcu, Philip Gassman, Catherine Kling
    Federal: $20,722
    Non-Federal: $39,639
    Year
    2012
    Title
    Quantifying Field Water Balance Components as Affected by Shifts in Land-Use Patterns: Implications for Minimizing Agricultural Impacts on Water Quality in Iowa
    Investigator(s)
    Robert Horton, Matthew Helmers
    Funding
    Federal: $28,328
    Non-Federal: $102,584
    2012
    Dielectric Measurement of Soil Nitrate Concentration
    Amy Kaleita
    Federal: $13,783
    Non-Federal: $48,996
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