PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
To provide planning assistance to Federal, State, and local agencies for the development of coordinated water and related land resources programs in watersheds and river basins. Priority will be given to studies which: (1) Contribute to achieving the National Conservation Program high priority objectives; (2) have a high likelihood of being implemented; (3) will be implemented with no or relatively little Federal assistance; (4) have State and local assistance in the study; and (5) are of short duration (2 to 4 years) and (6) low cost. Special priority is given to the objective of setting priorities in helping to solve problems of upstream rural community flooding, water quality improvement coming from agricultural nonpoint sources, wetland preservation and drought management for agriculture and rural communities. Special emphasis is given to assisting communities which desire to adopt floodplain management regulations to meet the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program and State agencies in developing a strategic water resource plan.

 ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. AGRICULTURE;
- Resource Conservation and Development;
- Technical Assistance, Information and Services;
2. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT;
- Planning and Research;
3. DISASTER PREVENTION AND RELIEF;
- Flood Prevention and Control;
4. NATURAL RESOURCES;
- Water Conservation and Research;
- Community Water Supply Services;
- Wildlife Research and Preservation;
- Recreation;

 WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- Federal;
- State;
- Local;
- Public nonprofit institution/organization;
- U.S. Territories;
- Private non-profit institution/organization;

 WHO CAN APPLY:
- Federal;
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Public non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Private non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);