Opportunity Information: Apply for G23AS00484
The WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM National Competitive Grants FY2023 announcement focused on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is a federal discretionary grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the authority of Section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984, as amended by multiple subsequent public laws. In practical terms, this program uses the long-standing national network of Water Resources Research Institutes (WRRIs) as the official eligible recipients for awards, with the goal of supporting research that advances understanding and management of water resources problems, here specifically centered on PFAS, a widely discussed class of persistent chemicals relevant to water quality and public health.
Eligibility is structured in a two-layer way. The only entities that can directly receive an award under this announcement are the Water Resources Research Institutes formally established under the Act and listed by USGS (there are 54 total, covering all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam, with Guam and Hawaii also serving specific U.S.-affiliated Pacific jurisdictions). At the same time, the program is designed so that investigators at U.S. institutions of higher education can still compete for funding, but they must do so by applying through (and in coordination with) their state or territorial WRRI. This means an individual faculty member or research team is not the direct applicant of record; instead, the proposal is routed through the WRRI structure and ultimately submitted by the university that houses the Institute.
Applications for this opportunity are submitted through Grants.gov, and the required package includes the full proposal narrative along with standard federal assistance forms, specifically SF-424 and SF-424B, plus budget forms. The WRRI-host university is responsible for submitting the application in the federal system, which is an important administrative detail because it affects internal routing, institutional approvals, and submission authority. The announcement also notes that proposals may request matching funds from an Institute, but any such match is not guaranteed and is explicitly left to the discretion of the Institute Director, so applicants would typically need to coordinate early with their WRRI leadership to confirm whether match is available and under what conditions.
From the funding details provided, the opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number G23AS00484, categorized as a discretionary grant under the Natural Resources funding activity area, with CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 15.805. The listed award ceiling is $279,000. The opportunity record shows an original closing date of April 27, 2023, and a creation date of February 23, 2023. The announcement also indicates that expected awards information was not populated in the provided source fields, so the number of awards to be made is not stated in the excerpt you shared.
Overall, this program announcement is essentially a targeted PFAS-focused competition within the Water Resources Research Act framework: USGS administers the program, WRRIs are the formal eligible applicants/awardees, and university-based investigators can participate by submitting proposals through their WRRI and having the host institution file the complete application package via Grants.gov, with potential (but optional and Institute-dependent) matching support.Apply for G23AS00484
- 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 PER – AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS)" 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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