Project Grant R19AP00254

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded a $250,000 cooperative agreement to Deltares USA Inc. under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The purpose of this 1-year award is to support the development of an enterprise ecosystem of integrated and interoperable water models and model codes that can flexibly represent water availability to address USGS program needs and external stakeholder requirements. Key activities include: Providing a senior software architect to...

The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $713,795 Project Grant under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) to develop advanced hydrodynamic and water quality modeling capabilities for the Lower Colorado River Basin. The project aims to use a "backcasting" approach to rigorously define scenarios likely to cause problems for water managers and water supplies in the region. Model simulations across a wide range of drivers will be...

This $545,605 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) will enable the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) to develop advanced tools and procedures to enhance water supply reliability at the Nacimiento and San Antonio Dams and reservoirs in California. The project will leverage improvements in reservoir modeling and forecasting technology to evaluate existing inflow and outflow forecasting models, and then design...

This Project Grant award of $700,000 from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) is focused on improving computational models that describe the relationship between climate and streamflow. The project aims to address uncertainty in these models caused by the influence of human actions on the water cycle, with a specific focus on representing the impacts of dams, which control about 75% of annual runoff in the continental United States. The project will develop a...

Omega Hydrodynamics Research LLC received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation on January 15, 2022 to support development of a computational fluid dynamics tool through December 31, 2022. The tool aims to enable fast computation of turbulent flow over complex geometries under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program. This program seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength by fostering innovation and excellence in...

The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded $215,000 under the Applied Science Grants program to develop an interactive web-based tool for efficient wildfire hydrologic simulation. Texas A&M University at Kingsville will partner with various state and federal entities to integrate remotely sensed data into a hydrologic model and equip watershed managers with a user-friendly workflow to quickly post-process variables associated with fire and drought. This will allow for...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) provides $165,000 to Purdue University to develop new tools for improved flood prediction and risk assessment. The project aims to create a computer model that integrates data on rivers, rainfall, city drainage systems, and land characteristics to better understand and predict flooding, particularly in urban areas. Key deliverables...

Under this $649,970 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560), the recipient Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) aims to pilot distributed modeling and enhanced snow products at two River Forecast Centers. The project will evaluate and apply distributed modeling techniques coupled with advanced snow data to enhance river flow forecasting capabilities at the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center...

This $1,037,381 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, under the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630), supports advanced numerical modeling and simulation research conducted by HR Wallingford LIMITED, a non-profit organization based in the United Kingdom. The award, effective from September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2025, focuses on developing scientific understanding and capabilities in...

This $411,496 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to understand and predict the evolution of backward erosion piping (BEP) - a type of internal erosion that can cause failures in geotechnical flood protection infrastructure. The research aims to develop novel computational modeling capabilities to mechanistically characterize the relationship between hydraulic conditions and the time-dependent evolution of BEP. Key...