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Scholarships -

Since 2005 the Urban Watersheds Research Institute has each year provided two $2,000 college scholarships to undergraduate engineering students at accredited Colorado Universities. They are made available through the Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM), and the American Public Works Association (APWA), Colorado Chapter. Specific information on applying for these scholarships must be obtained from those organizations.

In 2008 the grant annual amount was increased to $2,500 for both scholarships.

Research -

The Institute has through 2009 awarded four grants to the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District to help fund the following projects:

  1. A $10,000 grant to help fund a $97,000 effort to develop whole life-cycle effectiveness of stormwater BMP's. The work is being performed by Colorado State University under an agreement with the District. Colorado State University is using the total amount of the funds as one of the local matches for a major research project being funded by the Water Environment Research Foundation.

  2. A $10,000 grant to help fund a Phase I of a research project by University of Colorado Denver to determine what can be mixed with sand and in what proportions to produce more affordable plant growth media for rain gardens (porous landscape detention) that will not only sustain plant growth, but will also maintain high infiltration rates for the stormwater being applied on their surfaces. Emphasis is on use of materials that could come from urban waste streams such as high quality compost, shredded paper, etc.

  3. A $10,000 grant to help fund Phase II of the research project by the University of Colorado Denver described above. This phase begins to extend the research work to field installations.

  4. A $10,000 grant to fund phase III of the research project by University of Colorado Denver described above. This phase extends the field investigations.