Tag: USGS

2020

TWRI awards two USGS graduate student research grants

The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has awarded two U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) graduate student research grants for March 2020 – February 2021. The grant winners are: TWRI administers the program with funds from USGS through the National Institutes for Water Resources. Since 2001, TWRI has awarded more than $688,000 in USGS grants to support 128 students…
2020

USGS adds mapping tool showing daily ‘natural water storage’

The National Integrated Water Availability Assessments concept map by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows the latest available daily estimate of natural water storage in the continental-United States relative to historical conditions, according to USGS. The daily estimates are developed by collecting precipitation and temperature weather data for a complete day. The ‘natural water storage’ represented on…
2020

TWRI receives ‘outstanding’ rating by USGS

Article originally written by Kathy Wythe The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) was recently rated as outstanding by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the federal agency’s multiyear review of the institute. TWRI is one of 54 U.S. water institutes authorized by the Water Resources Research Act Program administered by USGS. The USGS review panel evaluated TWRI activities during…
2019

TWRI awards two USGS graduate research grants

The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has awarded U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) graduate research grants to two students for June 2019 – June 2020. The grant winners are: TWRI administers the program with funds from USGS through the National Institutes for Water Resources. Since 2001, TWRI has awarded more than $687,000 in USGS grants to support 128…
2019

Deadline for USGS 104G Water Resources National Competitive Grant pre-proposals Feb. 15

The deadline for the pre-proposals for the FY 2019 National Competitive Grant Program by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources is due by Feb. 15. Pre-proposals in PDF format must be emailed to the TWRI Director Dr. John Tracy at John.Tracy@ag.tamu.edu by 4 p.m. (Central Time), Feb. 15. Additional information about research priorities, proposal…
2019

TWRI announces USGS 104G Water Resources National Competitive Grant

The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) announces the release of the draft Request for Pre-proposals (RFP) for the FY 2019 National Competitive Grant Program by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources. Pre-proposals are requested on the topics of improving and enhancing the nation’s water supply and availability. Any investigator at an institution…
2018

FY2019 USGS 104G Water Resources National Competitive Grant announced

The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) announces the release of the draft Request for Pre-proposals for the FY 2019 National Competitive Grant Program by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources. Pre-proposals are requested on the topics of improving and enhancing the nation’s water supply and availability. Any investigator at an institution of…
2018

TWRI seeking pre-proposals for USGS and Mills Scholarships

The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) announced its call for pre-proposals for students conducting water resources research. The deadline for pre-proposal submissions is Nov. 28, 2018. TWRI has funds available for graduate students at Texas universities through two programs, the TWRI Mills Scholarship Program (available to Texas A&M University College Station, Galveston and Qatar only) and the U.S.…
2018

TWRI awards two graduate research grants

By Danielle Kalisek The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) has awarded U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) graduate research grants to two students for June 2018–June 2019. The grant winners are: TWRI administers the program with funds from USGS through the National Institutes for Water Resources. Since 2001, TWRI has awarded more than $677,000 in USGS grants to support…
2018

USGS 104G Water Resources National Competitive Grant announced

The Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) is continuing to accept pre-proposals for the FY 2018 National Competitive Grant Program by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources. Pre-proposals are requested on the topics of improving and enhancing the nation’s water supply and availability. Any investigator at an institution of higher learning is eligible to…