Water Resource Research Institute (WRRI) Grant Program
Maine WRRI Grants Program (104b)
National Competitive Grants Program (104g)
OTHER WATER RESOURCE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
Fulbright Award - Research Chair in Water & the Environment
The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering a Research Chair award in water and the environment at the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada for 2009-10. This is an opportunity to join the dynamic faculty at the new and progressive Alberta Ingenuity Institute for Water Research (AIIW), a partnership among Alberta’s three research universities. The award provides the opportunity for scholars to pursue full-time collaborative or independent research across a wide range of topics including, but not limited to, water quality and safety, water resources management, consumption patterns, water economics, water and society, water-related health issues, and the relation of water to climate change. Junior scholars with promising research records as well as established senior scholars are encouraged to apply. Awards range from four to nine months. U.S. citizenship and a Ph.D. or its equivalent professional/terminal degree are required. The application deadline is August 1, 2008.
Innovative and Integrative Approaches for Advancing Public Health Protection
Through Water Infrastructure Sustainability
Agency: US EPA
Deadline: 07/29/2008
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, is seeking applications to develop advanced concepts for linking public health protection with water infrastructure sustainability. Innovative and integrative approaches are sought for monitoring, modeling, operation, and management of drinking water distribution and storage systems and wastewater collection systems that can lead to improved water quality and reduced health risks.
RBC Blue Water Project Grants
RBC has a longstanding commitment to environmental sustainability. Water has become an integral part of that commitment, as water is fundamental to the sustainability of all life on the planet. The first phase of the RBC Blue Water Project, announced in late 2007, is a grant program of $50 million over ten years to support charitable initiatives that foster a culture of water stewardship.
Leadership Grants. Ranging from $25,000 to $500,000, these grants focus on watershed protection and/or access to safe drinking water and are available to local, regional, national or trans-border organizations for projects in any of the countries in which RBC is located, including Canada, the United States, the Caribbean and the UK. Deadlines for applications are June 30 and March 1 annually. Applications received after a deadline will be deferred to the next funding period.
Community Action Grants: Ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, these grants are focused on watershed protection and are available to local or community organizations in Canada, United States or the Caribbean. Some restrictions apply. Applications are accepted year long, starting in June, 2008.
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