Kentucky
Water Resources Research Institute FY21 USGS 104b Grant Program; October 9,
2020
Agency
U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS), Kentucky Water Resources Research Institute
(KWRRI)
Description
KWRRI
is one of 54 federally authorized water resource institutes or centers
throughout the United States and its territories. It operates under the
authority of the Water Resources Research Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-379 codified at
42 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.) through the Water Resources Research Institutes
Program administered by the USGS. Proposals submitted are to be in furtherance
of these objectives and promote the national mission and objectives of the USGS
which are focused on providing water quality and quantity information,
understanding water availability, addressing the influence of climate on water
resources, and responding to water-related emerging
needs.
Proposals
must address one or more of the Kentucky’s Water Research Priorities topics
listed below:
·
Water
Scarcity and Availability:
Examples
include water budgets, karst mapping, environmental flows, demand analysis,
source water protection, agricultural use quantification, drought risk, and
food-water-energy nexus.
·
Water
Hazards and Climate Variability:
Examples
include outreach and engagement guidelines, hazard literacy, hazard rapid response, relationships between infrastructure
and hazards, and natural and ecological system impact.
·
Water
Quality:
Examples
include harmful algal blooms, emerging contaminants, toxicology and the
ecosystem, fate and transport, COVID-19 and wastewater, and water-borne threats
to public health.
·
Water
Policy, Planning, and Socioeconomics:
Examples
include public communication and perception of water issues, value of clean
water, water resources and environmental justice, utility water loss,
cost-benefit analysis of remediation or infrastructure revitalization, social
marketing, and water affordability analysis.
·
Watershed
and Ecosystem Function:
Examples
include UAV data collection and analysis, remote sensing, long-term ecological
research, citizen science applications, data visualization, BMP performance
evaluation, and criteria and indicators for ecosystem and watershed
function.
·
Water
Technology and Innovation:
Examples
include innovative citizen science and water education, technology transfer to
stakeholders, smart metering, green infrastructure, and research and development
related to sensors, emerging contaminants, water reuse, or
water-to-energy.
·
Workforce
Development and Water Literacy:
Examples
include water professional workshops, training or certification courses, water
health literacy, and culturally relevant engagement of Appalachian or minority
populations.
A
minimum 2:1 non-federal cost match is required.
Closing
Date:
October
9, 2020
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.research.uky.edu/kwrri/applications
Contact
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