WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT
At a glance
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2021 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Geological Survey (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was June 24, 2021. Individual awards are listed as up to $250K, with $1M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing or matching is required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.805 (Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- May 18, 2021Posted
- Jun 24, 2021Application deadline
- Posted
- May 18, 2021
- Close date
- Jun 24, 2021
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- $250,000
- Est. total funding
- $1,000,000
- Expected awards
- Not specified
- Cost sharing
- Required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Others (see notice)
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
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.
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
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).
Full announcement & documents
The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.
- Foa_Content_of_G21AS00520.pdfFull Announcement · Foa_Content_of_G21AS00520.pdfPDF · 471 KB
- Attachment A - Focus Categories.pdfOther Supporting Documents · Attachment A - Focus Categories.pdfPDF · 88 KB
- Attachment B - 104 WRRI Program Special Terms and Conditions.pdfOther Supporting Documents · Attachment B - 104 WRRI Program Special Terms and Conditions.pdfPDF · 186 KB
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 15.805
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
Geological Survey
sbredesen@usgs.gov
703-648-7344
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?
The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through this opportunity?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $250k and total estimated program funding is $1,000,000.
How do I apply for this opportunity?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity G21AS00520), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.
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