The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin receives $5 million per biennial budget from the Wisconsin State Legislature. These funds are distributed to the UW institutions through a Request for Proposal process. Questions about RFPs or grants that have been awarded? Please email rfp-questions@uwm.edu.
Reporting Requirements
The Freshwater Collaborative is currently conducting evaluation surveys for annual outcomes of active grants and for cumulative numbers for courses. Please choose the appropriate survey! For questions about these surveys, email freshwater-collab@uwm.edu
Annual Evaluation for Active Grants
Annual evaluation surveys are due Oct. 31. The annual survey gathers progress updates and outcomes that took place between Sept. 1, 2023, and Aug. 31, 2024. For projects involving multiple campuses, please coordinate with co-PIs to gather the necessary data to complete the survey for ALL participating campuses.
Please note important details below:
- Only one survey per project is required. Budget numbers must be submitted for each campus that received funding.
- A PDF of the questions that will be asked in the survey is here: https://freshwater.wisconsin.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-Freshwater-Collaborative-Annual-Survey-09-13-24.pdf
- If you need to stop the survey and complete it later, follow the URL using the same computer/device to return. If you use a different device, you will start a new survey.
- If you are a PI on more than one grant, you will need to complete and submit the surveys one at a time.
Cumulative Evaluation for Courses
The Universities of Wisconsin has asked for CUMULATIVE enrollment numbers for all courses since the first time they received funding from the Freshwater Collaborative. We are also collecting data on challenges in running courses. The course evaluation surveys are due Oct. 15.
Please note important details below:
- Only one survey per course is required
- Data from all institutions involved in the course should be reflected in the responses. Please coordinate with other faculty to provide complete and accurate numbers for collaborative courses.
- A PDF of the survey questions is here: https://freshwater.wisconsin.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Course-Evaluation-Survey-2024.pdf
- If you need to stop the survey and complete it later, follow the URL using the same computer/device to return. If you use a different device, you will start a new survey.
- If you are a PI on more than one course, you will need to complete and submit the surveys one at a time.
Please answer the questions with as much detail as possible. This information is critical to determining course funding levels in the future!
Cumulative Course Evaluation SurveyAward Change Requests
If you have a current award from the Freshwater Collaborative and need to request a change to program timeline, activities, partners, PI, lead institution, funding, or project goals and objectives, please use the form below.
Funds designated for salary and fringe vary from what was approved in the original grant. No additional funds can be moved to salary and fringe, and no funds from fringe and salary can be moved to other categories.
Award Change Request FormRequest for Proposals
The next RFP will open February 2025.