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WRRI funds research into water resource issues related to water quality, quantity, economics and health. Then we deliver the results to government, industry and community partners – for cleaner, safer, more abundant water for all North Carolinians.

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November 07, 2024

Plastic from the Mountains to the Sea

From the Fall 2024 issue of Coastwatch: From plastic trash along creeks and rivers, to microplastics in waterways — and in our bloodstreams — plastic pollution is present on every continent, including Antarctica.  As we reported in the Summer 2023 issue of Coastwatch, plastic pollution is significant in North Carolina, as samples from the Neuse River…

November 07, 2024

Funding Opportunity: Climate Impacts on Human Health in Western North Carolina

We’re pleased to share this funding opportunity from our colleagues at the UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility (CEHS) and the NC State Center for Human Health and the Environment (CHHE): The UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility (CEHS) and the NC State Center for Human Health and the Environment (CHHE) NIEHS P30…

October 31, 2024

Now Accepting Proposals for 2025 Community Collaboration Research Grants

North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), NC Sea Grant, and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science (KIETS) are accepting proposals for the Community Collaborative Research Grant (CCRG) program for projects to start in May 2025. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on January 24, 2025. “The CCRG is…

Is WRRI Funding for You?

Maybe so! We fund much more than just faculty research projects. We partner with a wide variety of people and organizations who are addressing key water resource issues, from schools and volunteer organizations to neighborhood associations and local government. Your own water resources project may qualify!

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