Environmental study help available, deadline March 19

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources, is offering $ 1 million in matching grants to support research on nonpoint source pollution and water use. At least $500,000 of the amount is to be spent on nonpoint source pollution.

Any investigator at an institution of higher learning in the U.S. may apply for a grant through a water research institute or center, established under the Water Resources Research Act. Proposals involving collaboration between USGS and university scientists are encouraged.

Proposals may be for projects of one to three years and up to $250,000 in federal funds. The deadline for proposals to be filed on the Internet at [http://www. niwr.org/] is March 19.

For more information about this program, contact Tom Sims, Delaware Water Resources Center, at 831-1392 or send e-mail to [jtsims@udel.edu].