Current Opportunities
The solicitation is a coordinated effort of the University of Wisconsin System, and the Wisconsin departments of Natural Resources; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; and Safety and Professional Services. This cooperative solicitation allows interested individuals to prepare project proposals that can be submitted to several different funding sources simultaneously and eliminates the need to submit similar proposals several times for different solicitation efforts. It is our intent that this joint solicitation will make it easier for interested researchers to prepare proposals, promote coordination among state organizations and researchers, and enhance the ability of state agencies and the UW System to meet their objectives.
The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources issued three different 104g requests for proposals for matching grants with a short turnaround time for submission, including proposals that focus on:
- 104g (General, including 1. Economic Value of Information and 2. Model Advancement and Machine Learning Integration)
- AIS
- PFAS
These national competitions focus on water problems and issues of a regional or national concern. The official Notices of Funding Opportunities from USGS are linked above. Applicants must work with the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute (WRI) for submissions, and must submit materials to WRI by an internal deadline of September 15, 2025.
If you have not already expressed interest and are interested in pursuing any of these opportunities, please reach out to jennifer.hauxwell@aqua.wisc.edu -AND- maboyce@aqua.wisc.edu at WRI as soon as possible for detailed submission instructions.
To help interested researchers prepare, Water Resource Institutes from across the country are hosting an informational webinar:
Date: Thursday, August 21
Time: 1:00 PM (Central Time)
Platform: Microsoft Teams
Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 292 921 560 379 2
Passcode: hh7Cb9Up
The session will provide an overview of the funding opportunities, details on the proposal process, and time for Q&A. It will also offer a chance to connect with other researchers and USGS staff scientists who may be interested in collaborative projects.