| Funding Opportunity ID: | 333658 |
| Opportunity Number: | G21AS00521 |
| Opportunity Title: | WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM: PER-AND POLYFLOUROALKYL (PFAS) SUBSTANCES COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | |
| CFDA Number(s): | 15.805 |
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Awards are available only to Water Research Institutes or Centers established pursuant to the provisions of section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act and listed at(http://water.usgs.gov/wrri/index.php). However, any investigator at an institution of higher learning in the United States is eligible to apply for an award through a Water Research Institute or Center. The application consisting of a full proposal along with the SF-424 and SF-424B and all required budget forms must be submitted through grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) by the university at which the Institute or Center is located. Proposals requesting matching funds from an Institute or Center are authorized at the discretion of the Institute or Center Director. |
| Agency Code: | DOI-USGS1 |
| Agency Name: | Department of the Interior
U. S. Geological Survey |
| Posted Date: | May 18, 2021 |
| Close Date: | Jun 24, 2021 Applications including the full proposal must be submitted to grants.gov by the State Water Resources Research Institute or Center prior to the 5:00 PM Eastern Time June 24, 2021 closing date. Proposals must be submitted as a complete application package (Full Proposal, SF-424 and SF-424B, Matching commitment letter, budget breakdown, budget justification and budget summary) to grants.gov by the university that houses the State Water Institutes or Centers. PI’s must coordinate with their respective State Water Institutes prior to submission to allow time for the Institute to meet the deadlines of this program announcement. |
| Last Updated Date: | May 18, 2021 |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,000,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | |
| Description: | This Program Announcement is issued under the provisions of section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-242), as amended by Public Laws 101-397, 104-147, 106-374, and 109-471. Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act directs the Secretary of the Interior to administer program grants to Institutes and Centers established under the provisions of section 104(a) of the Act. Water Resources Institutes or Centers have been established in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. The Institute in Guam also serves the Federated States of Micronesia and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The Institute in Hawaii also serves American Samoa. The addresses of the 54 Institutes are available on the Internet at https://water.usgs.gov/wrri/index.php. Responsibility for administration of the Water Resources Research Act Program has been delegated to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). |
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