Due in eDrop Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 5:00 pm CST
To allow submissions by WRI (as required) to meet deadline of June 24, 2021 into grants.gov
Any interested Wisconsin investigator is urged to contact Melissa Boyce, maboyce@aqua.wisc.edu, as soon as possible for submittal guidance through WRI’s online proposal system. Boyce is WRI’s chief financial officer.
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PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Section 104(g) of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 requires that this competitive grant program focus on: “water problems and issues of a regional or interstate nature beyond those of concern only to a single State and which relate to specific program priorities identified jointly by the Secretary (of the Interior) and the (water resources research) institutes.” Objectives of this program announcement also include the following:
- Promote per-and polyflouroalkyl (PFAS) substances research as related to the nation’s water quality
- Promote the dissemination and application of the results of the research funded under this Page 3 of 22 program.
- Assist in the training of scientists in relevant water resource fields. Proposals that include a strong educational component (student support) are encouraged, as are proposals from faculty beginning their careers.
RESEARCH PRIORITIES
The challenges and opportunities of understanding the impact of per-and polyflouroalkyl (PFAS) substances on water resources are poorly understood, despite the real and growing impact of this group of man-made substances on water quality. Research is needed to better understand these interactions and guide management decisions that will improve water resources at the regional scale or national scale. Proposals are sought on the following specific areas of inquiry (levels of priority are not assigned, and the order of listing does not indicate the level of priority):
- Research on the fate, persistence, transport, and impacts of per-and polyflouroalkyl (PFAS) substances on changes to water quality and/or ecosystem dynamics, in water resources, including surface water and groundwater.
- Social and/or economic assessment of the spread, detection, impacts, solutions, and management of PFAS in surface and/or groundwater.
PROPOSALS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING
- Proposals for research on health effects involving human subjects.
- Proposals for research involving oceanography (estuarine research proposals are acceptable).
- Proposals submitted by an Institute or Center that has not met reporting requirements on a previous
- award by the USGS.
- Proposals that do not comply with the terms of this Announcement.
- Proposals for research that do not meet the Research Priorities listed above.
The due date for full proposals to be submitted in eDrop is Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 5:00 pm CST.