NH WRRC Annual Request for Proposals
Announcement for 2010
NH WATER RESOURCE RESEARCH CENTER FY 2010 SECTION 104 RESEARCH PROGRAM
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The New Hampshire Water Resource Research Center is accepting applications for the FY 2010 Water Resource Research Center program grant (Section 104).
The NH Water Resource Research Center invites proposals from researchers at any college or university in New Hampshire for consideration in the Center's FY 2010 research program. The proposed research must be directed at research priorities of New Hampshire, New England, or the northeastern United States. The NH WRRC has developed a list of these priorities (see below). To be considered for funding, proposals must be must submitted online at www.niwr.net no later than Friday, October 30, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.
Only one year projects will be considered for FY2010. The budget year is from 1 March 2010 to 28 February 2011. The overall research budget is generally about $55,000, but funds have not yet been appropriated for FY2010. No substantive changes to the 2009 RFP are anticipated and the final FY2010 RFP will be released in October 2009. The budget cap for each project (total direct costs) is $25,000. The overall program funds, which are federal, must be matched by two non‑federal dollars for each federal dollar. The NH WRRC can usually support some of the program match. Match can be supplied by working with watershed organizations, support of graduate students by non-Federal UNH funds, and volunteer labor. Contact the WRRC Director (bill.mcdowell@unh.edu) if you have questions about allowable sources of matching funds and contributions of matching funds from the WRRC.
Proposals submitted to the NH WRRC will be reviewed by an external panel. The highest-ranked proposals will be selected for funding and applicants will be notified by December 1, 2009. Minor modifications to the proposal and its budget may be required; these will be due along with “yellow sheets” for UNH proposals by December 15, 2009. The NH WRRC will submit finalized accepted proposals by January 15, 2010. Criteria for proposal evaluation include 1) relevance to the goals of the WRRC; 2) scientific quality of the work being proposed; 3) qualifications of the investigator to conduct the proposed research; 4) likelihood of success, and 5) past record of the investigator in publication and dissemination of research results.
Proposals will be submitted using the National Institutes for Water Resources website (www.niwr.net). Principal investigators will need to register on the site and follow the directions there for submission. Proposals must be prepared according to the specifications required by the United States Geological Survey and submitted no later than Friday, October 30, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Detailed instructions for proposal preparation are included at the NIWR.net website. Please use the USGS RFP 2009 until the 2010 RFP becomes available.
Questions relating to submission of proposals and additional questions can be directed to Michelle Daley (michelle.daley@unh.edu). Questions regarding matching funds should be directed to Dr. William McDowell (bill.mcdowell@unh.edu).
RESEARCH PRIORITY ISSUES
Results of a Survey of NH Stakeholders
Surface Water
• Land use impact on surface water quality
• Non‑point source pollution
• Effects of urban development and storm water runoff on surface water quality
• Impacts of highway maintenance on surface water quality
• Low flow ‑ wastewater flow interactions and effect on surface water quality
• Linking water quality data and biological functions
• Effect of individual septic systems on surface water quality
Groundwater
• Bedrock aquifer delineation and protection
• Mapping aquifers for GIS data base
• Effects of sand and gravel extraction on groundwater quality
Land Use/Application
• Impact of development/land use on surface and groundwater quality
• Biosolids in land farming
• Buffer zone/riparian zone effectiveness with different land use
• BMP effectiveness
Management/Planning Issues
• Impact of development
• Level of sustainable development
Watershed
• Watershed approach to management decisions
• Watershed approach to studying water quality
• Systems approach on a watershed scale to management: economic factors and quality of life
Technology Transfer
• Water quality and water use
• Water conservation education
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