2025 Research & Demonstration Grants Approved
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 14, 2025
At the April 8th HPWD regular board meeting, $285,661.74 was awarded for water-related research, demonstration, and education projects. Ten proposals were submitted for 2025. Each project was evaluated by an eight-member committee that included three HPWD Board members, two County Advisory Committee members, two members of the general public, and the HPWD General Manager.
The projects approved for this year’s grant funding:
| Project Description | Amount Approved |
|---|---|
| Texas 4-H Water Ambassadors Youth Development 2025 Program | $5,000.00 |
| FiberMax Center for Discovery: Hands-on Water Education Exhibit Completion | $88,336.74 |
| Lubbock Master Gardener's Association: Rainwater Harvesting for Butterfly Habitat | $27,495.00 |
| Ogallala Commons: Stewarding Our Future: Field Days, Roundtables and Festivals | $20,000.00 |
| Tarleton State University: Plant-Based Polymers as Effective Treatment Agents in Removal of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl PFAS from Water | $42,353.00 |
| Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Creating precision water management infrastructure for wine grape research and extension in the Texas High Plains | $22,284.00 |
| Texas A&M AgriLife Extension: Evaluation of cotton varieties and cultural practices to conserve water in the High Plains | $16,110.00 |
| Texas A&M AgriLife Research: Development of Stress-Tolerant Hi-A Sweet Corn for High-Value Crop Production Under Limited Irrigation – Year 3 | $31,000.00 |
| Texas A&M AgriLife Research: Increasing Subsurface Drip Irrigation Capacity at the Texas A&M Research & Extension Center-Lubbock | $24,750.00 |
| Texas Tech University: Reducing turfgrass irrigation using WaterMyYard Application | $8,333.00 |
Created in 1951 by residents and the Texas Legislature, the High Plains Water District works to conserve, preserve, protect, and prevent waste of underground water in aquifers within its 16-county service area. HPWD is the first groundwater conservation district created in Texas.