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This announcement is a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the South Dakota State Water Resources Research Institute Program. This program, authorized by section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984, is a Federal-State partnership which:
The state water resources research institutes authorized by the Act are organized as the National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR). NIWR cooperates with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in establishing total programmatic direction, reporting on the activities of the Institutes, coordinating and facilitating regional research and information and technology transfer, and in operating the NIWR-USGS Student Internship Program.
The South Dakota State University Water Resources Institute (SD WRI) is making plans for FY2008 regarding the State Water Resources Institute Program (SWRIP). The Department of Interior has not yet done the official "apportionment" of the funds; therefore, there has not yet been a final determination of the amount to be awarded to each institute under its base grant. We will be proceeding with the assumption that funding will remain at the same level as last year. Last year, the SDSU Water Resources Institute funded five research projects at SDSU totaling approximately $67,000. We will proceed at this time with the assumption that we will again fund research for an approximate total of $67,000 for 3-5 projects. That dollar amount is subject to change, depending on what happens at the Congressional level. Faculty employed at all state-owned universities and colleges are eligible to apply for these grant funds.
The tentative deadline for pre-proposal submission to SD WRI is October 17, 2008. Pre-proposals will be reviewed and those selected for submission to USGS for funding will be notified no later than November 28, 2008 although if no Congressional action has been taken, this date will be pushed back. After review of proposals by the Institute’s Advisory Board, those highest ranked will be funded based on budgets and total research funds available. Full proposals will be due to Jennifer at SD WRI no later than December 31, 2008. We anticipate a start date for these one-year research projects of 3-1-09.
Links to files containing the criteria by which pre-proposals will be reviewed, the required formats for pre-proposals and budgets, and an example of a 104b budget are located below. Please use these formats when submitting your pre-proposal. Keep in mind that the 104b Grant program REQUIRES a TWO TO ONE Match (two non-federal dollars per federal dollar awarded). Indirect costs are not allowed on the federal side, but may be used as match. Please keep your pre-proposals to a two page maximum, not including budget sheet and budget justification. Please e-mail your pre-proposals in a Word or WordPerfect format.