Opportunity Information: Apply for G24AS00535
The WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM National Competitive Grants FY2024 announcement focused on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is authorized under Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-242), as amended by multiple subsequent public laws. In practical terms, this authority directs the Secretary of the Interior to fund program grants through a national network of Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRIs), which are the official state and territorial institutes established under the Act to support water-related research, training, and information transfer.
A key feature of this opportunity is that awards are only made to the eligible WRRIs themselves, not directly to individual faculty members or standalone universities. There are 54 institutes in the network: one in each of the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. The Guam institute also serves the Federated States of Micronesia and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, while the Hawaii institute also serves American Samoa. Even though the institute is the formal applicant and award recipient, investigators at U.S. institutions of higher education can still compete for funding by working through their state or territorial WRRI. That means a typical path is for a university researcher to coordinate with the WRRI in their jurisdiction, have the institute sponsor the proposal, and then the university hosting the institute submits the package.
Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov by the university where the WRRI is located. The required submission elements include the full proposal along with standard federal forms SF-424 and SF-424B and associated budget forms. The announcement also notes that proposals may request matching funds from the institute, but any such match is not guaranteed and is allowed only at the discretion of the WRRI Director. This is important for planning, because it signals that matching support can vary by institute and applicants should confirm expectations locally rather than assuming a uniform cost-share policy.
From the federal opportunity listing, the funding opportunity number is G24AS00535, the assistance listing (CFDA) number is 15.805, and the activity category is Natural Resources. The instrument type is a grant, and the opportunity was posted on 2024-04-18 with an original closing date of 2024-05-30. The listed award ceiling is $310,000. While the brief synopsis provided does not spell out project themes or review criteria in detail, the title and framing make clear that the competition is oriented around PFAS-related water resources research needs, consistent with WRRA program goals of advancing actionable water science through the WRRI network.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a nationally competed PFAS research grant channeled through the WRRI system: USGS administers the program, WRRIs are the only eligible direct recipients, and university investigators participate by partnering with their WRRI and submitting through the host institution on Grants.gov, with potential institute match depending on local discretion.Apply for G24AS00535
- The Geological Survey in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2024 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT For PER – AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.805.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-04-18.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-30. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $310,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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