AWRC Act of 2025
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Overview
The Advancing Water Research and Collaboration Act of 2025 reauthorizes the Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes program under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984. This bill expands the program’s focus to include research related to the growing artificial intelligence industry and prioritizes research addressing water issues that affect multiple states or regions. It also increases the authorized funding for the program and directs a portion of those funds to research on interstate water problems.
Key provisions
- Reauthorizes the Water Resources Research and Technology Institutes program.
- Expands the program’s research focus to include artificial intelligence.
- Increases the annual authorized appropriation to $16 million for fiscal years 2026-2029.
- Requires 20% of the appropriated funds to be used for research on interstate water problems.
- Prioritizes research addressing regional and interstate water issues beyond individual state concerns.
- Encourages joint program priorities between the Secretary and the institutes.
- Modifies the grant application process to emphasize research focused on water problems of a regional or interstate nature.
- Updates the funding availability language.
Who is affected
- Federal Government
- State Governments
- Water Resource Researchers
- Water Resource Technology Institutes
- Artificial Intelligence Industry
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