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The goals of the Water and Watersheds program of the CSREES National Research Initiative (NRI) Competitive Grants Program are to:

protect and enhance the natural resource base and environment by improving and maintaining healthy watershed habitat and water supply protection

enhance economic opportunities by reducing economic liability from water contamination

improve the quality of life in rural America through adequate clean water supplies, and

protect food safety through clean irrigation and livestock drinking water supplies.

The long-term (10 year) goals for this program are to:
reduce pathogens such as bacteria, viruses and protozoa in waters derived from agricultural and rural watersheds
maintain adequate water supplies for agricultural crop and livestock production and rural use.

Each year, priorities for research may change.

For a complete listing of funded Water and Watersheds projects of the NRI by year, visit the following funded project pages:

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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