Opportunity Information: Apply for G23AS00483
The WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2023 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT for Aquatic Invasive Species (Funding Opportunity Number G23AS00483) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the authority of Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984. That statute, which has been amended multiple times over the years, directs the Secretary of the Interior to support water-related research through a national network of Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRIs). USGS has been delegated responsibility for running this program and issuing awards under it.
A key point about eligibility is that awards can only be made to the officially recognized WRRIs established under Section 104(a) of the Act. There are 54 institutes in total, covering every U.S. state 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, and the Hawaii institute also serves American Samoa. Even though the actual award recipient must be one of these institutes, the opportunity is structured so that investigators at U.S. institutions of higher education can still compete for funding by applying through their state or territory WRRI. In practice, this means a university researcher does not apply directly to USGS as an individual; the proposal is routed through the relevant institute, and the university where that institute is housed submits the application package.
The program focus for this particular announcement is Aquatic Invasive Species, meaning the competitive research supported under the FY2023 national grants competition is intended to address problems created by non-native (or otherwise harmful) aquatic organisms in water bodies and water systems. While the text provided does not list specific priority topics or required project components, the intent of the announcement is to fund research that advances understanding, prevention, detection, monitoring, impact assessment, or management strategies related to aquatic invasive species within the broader mission of water resources research. Because it is part of a national competitive grants program tied to the WRRA framework, projects are generally expected to contribute usable knowledge to water resource managers, agencies, and stakeholders, and to strengthen the research role of the WRRI network.
Applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov by the university that hosts the institute, and the required federal forms include the SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance), SF-424B (Assurances), and budget forms, along with the full technical proposal. The closing date listed for this opportunity was April 27, 2023, and the opportunity is cataloged under CFDA/Assistance Listing 15.805 (USGS water resources research-related assistance). The announcement lists an award ceiling of $279,000, indicating the maximum federal amount anticipated per award under this competition.
An additional structural detail is that institutes may choose to provide matching funds, but such matching support is not automatic and is specifically described as being authorized at the discretion of the Institute Director. That means prospective applicants should coordinate early with their WRRI to understand whether any institute match is available, what internal selection or endorsement steps the institute uses, and how the institute wants proposals formatted and routed before the university submits everything through Grants.gov.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a USGS-administered, WRRI-centered national competition that channels federal research funding for aquatic invasive species work through the established network of Water Resources Research Institutes, allowing university-based investigators to compete as long as their proposals are submitted through, and awarded to, an eligible institute.Apply for G23AS00483
- The Geological Survey in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2023 PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT For AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES" 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 2023-02-23.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-04-27. (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 $279,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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