Research and Development Office

Each spring, the S&T Program seeks research proposals from Reclamation employees through an annual call for proposals. The call for proposals requests detailed information about a project's research strategy, th  benefits to Reclamation Regions, expected impacts and outcomes, and other information to support a relevancy and technical review that enables the S&T Program to select the best projects for funding each year.

Innovation priorities for research projects funded by the S&T Program are organized by research areas and categories. Within each research area, the S&T Program identifies the highest priority research needs that researchers may choose to submit proposals to address. The Annual Innovation Strategy Implementation Plan communicates these highest priority research needs.

Download the Science and Technology Program 2022-2025 Innovation Strategy

Download the FY 2024 Innovation Strategy Annual Implementation Plan

Previous versions of the S&T Programs Science Strategy and Annual Implementation Plans are linked below

Download the FY 2023 Innovation Strategy Annual Implementation Plan

Download the FY21 SSIP - FY 2021 Science Strategy Annual Implementation Plan

Download the FY20 SSIP - FY 2020 Science Strategy Implementation Plan

Download the FY19 SSIP - FY 2019 Science Strategy Implementation Plan

Download the FY18 SSIP - Science Strategy – FY18 Annual Implementation Plan