Water Use Grants

By Water Availability and Use Science Program

The USGS Water-Use Data and Research program (WUDR) provides financial assistance through cooperative agreements with State water resource agencies to improve the availability, quality, compatibility, and delivery of water-use data that is collected or estimated by States.

The SECURE Water Act authorized the WUDR program to support activities related to data collection and methods research and development at the State level. The Act requires that State datasets from WUDR efforts be integrated with appropriate datasets that are developed or maintained by the USGS.

Below, please find several highlights of recent accomplishments and planned activities.

In 2017, Water Use Data and Research program awards were made to agencies in 15 States, for a total of \$1.32M in funding.
In 2018, Water Use Data and Research program awards were made to 7 States, for a total of about \$590,000 in funding. Non-competitive awards were made to Guam and South Carolina to assist in compiling information on current water-use data availability and quality for a total FY18 funding of about \$642,000.
In 2019, Water Use Data and Research program awards were made to 7 States, for a total of about \$580,000 in funding.
In 2020, Water Use Data and Research program awards were made to 10 States, for a total of about \$950,000 in funding.