FY2026 Water Resources Research Act Non-Competitive Coordination
Funds the coordination role of a state's designated water research institute, not a competed research project.
Every state has a designated Water Resources Research Institute, set up under a federal act to organise water research within that state. This money supports the coordination side of that job — keeping the institute network running — rather than paying for a specific study.
The award description is thin: it names the Water Resources Research Act coordination role and says it supports "efforts tow…
A statutory coordination role for one of the designated state Water Resources Research Institutes under the Water Resources Research Act, not an open competition for a research project of the applicant's own choosing. Only an institute or center already designated under the Act, and hosted at a college or university, may take part.
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