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National Competitive Grants Program |
National Competitive Grants Program 2006 Competition Results The eight proposals listed below have been selected for funding under the fiscal year 2006 National Institutes for Water Resources and U.S. Geological Survey National Competitive Grants Program. Abstracts of these proposals are available at water.usgs.gov/wrri/06grants/national/national_index.html Title: Application of Wireless and Sensor Technologies for Urban Water Quality Management. By: William A. Arnold, Miki Hondzo, Raymond Hozalski, and Paige Novak, University of Minnesota Collaborator: Paul Capel, USGS Minnesota Water Science Center Institute: Water Resources Center, University of Minnesota Federal Funds: $149,176 (2 years) Title: Validation, Calibration, and Improvement of Remote Sensing ET Algorithms in Mountainous Regions By: Jan Hendrickx and Jan Kleissl, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Collaborators: David Stannard, Branch of Regional Research, Water Resources Discipline, Central Region, U.S. Geological Survey, and Alan Flint, USGS California Water Science Center Institute: Water Resources Research Institute, New Mexico State University Federal Funds: $74,795 (2 years) Title: Collaborative Research on In Situ Denitrification and Glyphosate Transformation in Ground Water: NAWQA Eastern Iowa Basins Study Unit By: Scott Korom, University of North Dakota Collaborator: Paul Capel, USGS Minnesota Water Science Center Institute: North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute, North Dakota State University Federal Funds: $91,988 (3 years) Title: An Econometric Investigation of Urban Water Demand in the U.S. By: Ronald C. Griffin, The Texas A&M University Institute: Texas Water Resources Institute, The Texas A&M University Federal Funds: $103,683 (2 years). Title: Microtopography Effects on Vegetative and Biogeochemical Patterns in Created Wetlands: A Comparative Study to Provide Guidance for Wetland Creation and Restoration By: Changwoo Ahn, George Mason University Collaborator: Gregory Noe, Branch of Regional Research, Water Resources Discipline, Eastern Region, U.S. Geological Survey Institute: Virginia Water Resources Research Center, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Federal Funds: $58,115 (2 years) Title: West-Wide Drought Forecasting System: A Scientific Foundation for NIDIS By: Anne Steinemann, Dennis Lettenmaier, and Andrew Wood, University of Washington Collaborators: Michael Dettinger, Branch of Regional Research, Water Resources Discipline, Western Region, U.S. Geological Survey, and Randall Hanson, USGS California Water Science Center Institute: State of Washington Water Research Center, Washington State University Federal Funds: $250,000 (3 years) Title: Identifying High-Infiltration and Groundwater Recharge Areas By: Stephen J. Ventura and John M. Norman, The University of Wisconsin - Madison Collaborator: Randall Hunt, USGS Wisconsin Water Science Center Institute: Water Resources Institute, The University of Wisconsin - Madison Federal Funds: $90,952 (2 years) |