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The National Water Program creates and disseminates knowledge that insures a safe and reliable source of water of the appropriate quality to meet the needs of:

  • Food and fiber production,
  • Human health, use, and economic growth, and
  • Maintenance and protection of natural environmental systems
throughout the United States and its territories. Research, education, and extension programs are our avenue to protect and improve water resources in agricultural, rural, and urbanizing watersheds.

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5/17/13 Update: NIFA will announce in the next few weeks the availability of grant funds and request applications for the Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program – National Integrated Water Quality Program (NIWQP) for fiscal year (FY) 2013 to address critical agricultural water quality issues in the United States. 

Attention NIWQP Section 406 Awardees:
There will be an Annual Project Director’s Meeting on July 22, 2013 at the Soil and Water Conservation Society annual conference (www.swcs.org) in Reno, Nevada. 

The next National Land - Sea Grant Water Conference will be in 2014.  More information on the date/location will come in Spring, 2013.