View 2026 104b Preproposal guidelines
The Nebraska Water Center is now accepting pre-proposals for the 2026 USGS 104b funding call. 104b awards are geared towards early-career faculty who are conducting research in Nebraska that has unique applications both within and outside of the state. These awards are one-year grants that are expected to lead to larger, extramural grants.
Pre-proposals are welcome in all areas of water quality, water quantity, and surface or groundwater study, with preference given to problems of state and regional importance.
Junior faculty are encouraged to apply, with an emphasis given to those which include student-training opportunities.
Awards will be for one-year (January 1, 2027-December 31, 2027) requesting between $5,000 - $30,000 total per project.
An overview of the pre-proposal guidelines can be found in file linked above.
Pre-proposals submissions will be accepted through NURamp until April 15, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.
The pre-proposal on NURamp can be found at go.unl.edu/2026_104b.
PIs chosen for funding will be notified by the Nebraska Water Center regarding the USGS 104b FULL proposal process once the RFP has been released and we know the USGS deadline. NOTE: there may be a very short turnaround time for FULL proposals.
For assistance, contact Tricia Liedle (402-472-3305 or pliedle@nebraska.edu).
