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71 Annual New Mexico Water Conference · Nov 12–13, 2026 Register Now →
Funding Opportunity: The Fiscal Year 2026 104g General NOFO has been posted · NM WRRI must receive the proposal and budget no later than November 5, 2026 Details →
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SERVING THE WATER RESEARCH NEEDS OF NEW MEXICO

The overall mission of the NM WRRI is to develop and disseminate knowledge that will assist the state and nation in solving water problems.

WELCOME

The New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, established in 1963, funds student and faculty research conducted to address water problems critical to New Mexico and the Southwest. NM WRRI also participates in joint efforts to solve water-related problems along the U.S./Mexico border.
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LATEST TECHNICAL REPORTS

JUN 2026
New Mexico Statewide Drought Vulnerability Analysis Under Future Climate Change Scenarios Using a Physically Based Coupled Model

Authors: Cho, H.; Azzam, A.
MAY 2026
Development of a Computational Framework for Statewide Coupled Surface Water and Groundwater Modeling

Authors: Cho, H.; Azzam, A.
OCT 2025
Hydrogeologic Framework of the Mesilla Basin Region of New Mexico, Texas, and Chihuahua (Mexico)—Advances in Conceptual and Digital-Model Development

Authors: Hawley, J.W.; Swanson, B.H.; Walker, J. S.; Glaze, S. H.; Ortega Klett, C.T.
JUL 2025
Collective Effects of Different Per- and Polyfluroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Chemicals on Migration Behaviors and Toxicity

Authors: Li, R.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, L.; Ma, Y.; Rajapakshe, D.
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EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

New Mexico faces serious challenges concerning the supply, development, quality, management, and administration of water resources. To help meet these needs, an Interdisciplinary Program in Water Science & Management (WSM) has been developed at NMSU by a team of water experts.

The primary purposes of the interdisciplinary degree program in Water Science and Management are to provide graduate education for addressing state, national, and international water issues, and to train the next generation of water professionals needed to meet the challenges described above.

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

Fiscal Year 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

The Fiscal Year 2026 104g General NOFO has been posted at https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/364012. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 pm Eastern Time on November 12, 2026.

Applications, including the full proposal, must be submitted to grants.gov by NM WRRI. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please contact NM WRRI Director Sam Fernald (575-646-4337; afernald@nmsu.edu) or Carolina Mijares (575-646-7991; mijares@nmsu.edu). NM WRRI must receive the proposal and budget at least one week before the closing date, no later than November 5, 2026.

Proposal & budget due to NM WRRI
November 5, 2026
Grants.gov closing date
November 12, 2026 · 5:00 pm ET
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