USGS mini-grant Preproposal Guidelines

FY2026

The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the South Dakota Water Resources Institute requests proposals under Section 104(b) of the Water Resources Research Act of 1984.

More information is available on the .

Please note: Each applicant must match each federal dollar provided to support each proposed project with not less than one dollar from nonfederal sources (1:1 match).

Preproposal Template

Budget Template

Budget Justification Template

Matching Funds
  1. Each applicant must match each federal dollar provided with not less than one dollar from nonfederal sources.
  2. Matching funds shall be obligated during the period of performance.
  3. The matching requirement should be met during each 12-month budget period.
  4. Matching funds may contain indirect costs and nonfederal salaries and benefits. The applicant’s negotiated indirect cost rate (NICR) may be applied to both qualifying federal and non-federal direct costs, and the result used to satisfy part of the matching requirement under the non-federal share. The NICR shall not be applied to tuition and equipment costs. Federal funds shall not be used to pay indirect costs.
  5. Regulations pertaining to allowable matching funds are provided in the Code of Federal.
  6. Regulations at 43CFR12.64 and in the following OMB Circulars:
    1. Circular A-21 for Educational Institutions
    2. Circular A-87 for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments
    3. Circular A-122 for Private Nonprofit Organizations
Appendix A Focus Categories
  • Acid Deposition ACD
  • Agriculture AG
  • Climatological Processes CP
  • Conservation COV
  • Drought DROU
  • Ecology ECL
  • Economics ECON
  • Education EDU
  • Floods FL
  • Geomorphological Processes GEOMOR
  • Geochemical Processes GEOCHE
  • Groundwater GWW
  • Hydrogeochemistry HYDGEO
  • Hydrology HYDROL
  • Invasive Species INV
  • Irrigation IG
  • Law, Institutions and Policy LIP
  • Management and Planning M&P
  • Methods MET
  • Models MOD
  • Nitrate Contamination NC
  • Non Point Pollution NPP
  • Nutrients NU
  • Radioactive Substances RAD
  • Recreation REC
  • Sediments SED
  • Solute Transport ST
  • Surface Water SW
  • Toxic Substances TS
  • Treatment TRT
  • Wastewater WW
  • Water Quality WQL
  • Water Quantity WQN
  • Water Supply WS
  • Water Use WU
  • Wetlands WL
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