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, including investigations of possible new sources of supply, improvement of impaired waters to usable quality, conservation of existing sources, and limiting growth in demand. 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. More details…

One of 54 Water Resources Research Institutes nationwide (including Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands), the University of Wisconsin-Water Resources Institute has promoted research, training, and information dissemination to effectively confront water resources problems, since its inception in 1964. The State Water Resources Research Institute Program is authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 and is administered by the U.S. Geological Survey. The UW-WRI is housed in the Aquatic Sciences Center of the Graduate School at UW-Madison.