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The Water Research Foundation research budget in 2009 is $9.7 million, an increase of more than $2 million from 2008. The Foundation’s board of trustees in January selected 34 projects for 2009 funding. The Foundation will fund 29 of these projects competitively, issuing requests for proposals.
The Foundation’s $9.7 million research budget will be leveraged with congressional funding, partnerships and in-kind support to a total research value of $20 million. Some 30 percent of this total, or $6 million, will fund research in three strategic areas: climate change; distribution system water quality; and endocrine-disrupting compounds/pharmaceuticals and personal care products.
RFPs for most of the solicited research projects will be available by March 13. Proposals submitted in response to these RFPs will be due in either May or July, as specified in the RFP. Guidelines for 2009 solicited proposals will be available by March 1.
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Alphabetical listing of funded 2009 projects and objectives
Unsolicited
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This program promotes basic and fundamental research based on original concepts and/or novel techniques.
Eight projects were approved at the June 2009 board of trustees meeting.
Tailored Collaboration Program
The board approved spending $1.27 million on projects within the tailored collaboration program. Under this program, a utility subscriber or group of subscribers can obtain matching funds for a research idea that they have developed. These proposals are accepted throughout the year and are evaluated as received.
Utility subscribers and others interested in the tailored collaboration program can review the current proposal guidelines.
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