This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program totaling $369,530 will support Portland State University's efforts to build research capacity for collaborative, interdisciplinary study of water and society issues through 2025. The University will establish an interdisciplinary research collaboration between scholars in geography, environmental studies, applied linguistics, and anthropology focusing on themes of water values, histories, futures, and risks. Graduate and undergraduate students, including those from underrepresented communities, will gain hands-on research experience through an interdisciplinary student lab group conducting qualitative and quantitative social science research techniques. The University will also host an interdisciplinary conference and form a community advisory board to engage students, early career researchers, and community organizations in synergistic discussion and ground the work in the broader community context. This award aims to advance the NSF's mission through merit-reviewed support of basic social science research and education.