Pursuant to the Water Resources Research Act of 1964, the Water Resources Center (WRC) is the federally-authorized and state-designated Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) for the State of Ohio.

Click here for a Fact Sheet about our Center. (PDF).

MISSION

The WRC promotes innovative, water-related research in the State of Ohio through research grant competitions, coordination of interdisciplinary research proposals, and educational outreach activities.

RESEARCH GRANT COMPETITIONS

The Center conducts three research grant competitions each year. They are:

• In-State WRRI Research Grant Program: Section 104(B) Competition
• National WRRI Research Grant Program: Section 104(G) Competition
• In-State WRC Special Water and Wastewater Treatment Research Competition

Click here for "Request for Proposals" (PDF).

(Note: "Section" refers to the Water Resources Research Act)

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES

The Center participates in three types of outreach activities each year. They are:

• Ohio Water Education for Teachers (WET) Program: OWET
• Water Management Association of Ohio: WMAO
• Future Engineers Summer Camp (FESC)

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WRRI PROGRAM AND THE WRC

LIST OF RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE WRC 1991-PRESENT

LINKS TO OTHER WATER-RELATED WEBSITES

UPDATES

To be placed on an e-mail list to receive updates on research grant competitions and activities of the WRC, contact the WRC:

Ohio Water Resources Center
311 Hitchcock Hall
2070 Neil Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210

E-mail: ohiowrc@osu.edu
Ph: 614-292-2771
Fax: 614-292-3780