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Apr 22, 2020

NC WRRI Accepting Pre-Proposals for USGS 104(b) Research Funding

The North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), along with the U.S. Geological Survey 104(b) program, is requesting faculty pre-proposals and student full proposals for 2021-2022 water resources research and information-transfer projects. Faculty pre-proposals are due Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at 5 p.m. Student full proposals are due Monday, July 13, 2020. Faculty may apply…

Nov 8, 2019

WRRI, NC Sea Grant Request Proposals for Community Collaborations

By Katie Mosher The Water Resources Research Institute is accepting proposals now through Jan. 20, 2020 for the Community Collaborative Research Grant program (CCRG). Funding is open for projects across the state. The program has resulted in significant returns on investment by bringing communities and university researchers together to study high-priority environmental and economic issues in…

Sep 5, 2018

WRRI Partners with NC Sea Grant to Expand Community Funding Statewide

WRRI is teaming up with North Carolina Sea Grant this year for the fourth annual Community Collaborative Research Grant program (CCRG). The program is accepting proposals now through Nov. 20, 2018 and brings together university researchers and communities to study high-priority environmental and economic issues in North Carolina. This is the first year funding is…

Aug 12, 2015

New WRRI Research Reports Published

We are happy to announce the release of several new research reports from recently-funded projects supported through WRRI. Publications include… Aligning Revenue Stability and Water Conservation Goals with New Business Models in Four North Carolina Water Utilities by PI Jeff Hughes, UNC-CH Why and How to Better Understand Non-Residential Water Customers by PI Jeff Hughes,…

Aug 8, 2015

WRRI, Stormwater Group and NSF funding lead to new insights into aquatic insects that have significant implications for managing NC’s freshwater streams

Freshwater ecosystems support a disproportionate percentage of Earth’s biodiversity and are among the most threatened by human activities. North Carolina’s freshwater streams are no exception, and the quality of these streams and the health of the aquatic insects that inhabit them are used by resource agencies and local governments to assess the efficacy of environmental…