FY 2025 National Water Resource Research Grant Proposal Request
The Georgia Water Resources Institute (GWRI) invites the submission of research proposals for the Fiscal Year 2025 104g National Water Resources Research Grants program, which aims to address critical water resources issues at regional and national scales.
Dear Colleagues,
Greetings. The Georgia Water Resources Institute (GWRI) is pleased to invite research proposals for the Fiscal Year 2025 104g National Water Resources Research Grants program, which aims to address critical water resources issues at regional and national scales.
For FY 2025, the program focuses on three research areas:
- General water problems and issues that are of a regional or interstate nature or relate to a specific program priority identified by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior
- Impact of numerous aquatic invasive species (AIS) on water quality and quantity in the Upper Mississippi Basin
- Challenges and opportunities of understanding the impact of per-and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances on water resources
The RFP documentation with relevant supplemental information for each research area has been posted to grants.gov (direct links provided below). The total funding levels are anticipated to be $1.85, $1.39, and $2.78 million, respectively. Individual projects can be proposed for up to three years and request up to $310,000 (total budget) for the first (General), $346,875 for the second area (AIS), and up to $309,000 for the third (PFAS).
The 104g research program carries a mandatory cost-sharing requirement to match each federal dollar with no less than one dollar from non-federal sources. Collaboration with USGS scientists is strongly encouraged. Full time faculty at any Georgia university are eligible to apply for an award through GWRI.
Please email proposals (including matching commitment letters, work schedules, detailed budgets, budget justifications, and budget summaries) to the GWRI Director (Aris Georgakakos; ageorgak@ce.gatech.edu) with copy to the GWRI Assistant Director for Research (Husayn El Sharif; helsharif@gatech.edu) by 5:00 pm EST, September 15, 2025. Where possible, GWRI will review the individual submissions for completeness and adherence to the required format, and will submit a complete application package to USGS through grants.gov by September 30, 2025. Please be sure to follow the RFP instructions as timing is limited for application revisions. All submitted proposals will undergo national reviews, and awards will be announced in late November 2025, with a tentative initiation date of February 1, 2026.
With best regards,
Aris P. Georgakakos
Director, Georgia Water Resources Institute
Turnipseed Family Professor, CEE/Georgia Tech
104g Documentation:
The Fiscal Year 2025 104g grant opportunities have been posted to grants.gov: