The Wisconsin Ground Water Coordinating Council announces the State of Wisconsin Joint Solicitation for project proposals to the Wisconsin Groundwater Research and Monitoring Program. Up to $340,000 may be available for new projects for fiscal year 2009 (beginning July 1, 2008). Proposals are due by 5:00 p.m. CST on Monday, November 12, 2007. Complete instructions for proposal submission are now available on this site.

One of 54 Water Resources Research Institutes nationwide (including Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands), the University of Wisconsin-Water Resources Institute has promoted research, training, and information dissemination to effectively confront water resources problems, since its inception in 1964. The State Water Resources Research Institute Program is authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 and is administered by the U.S. Geological Survey. The UW-WRI is housed in the Aquatic Sciences Center of the Graduate School at UW-Madison.