Our Role
We lead research, provide technical assistance to agencies, and train graduate students. In addition, we facilitate research contracts between principal investigators at University of Washington (UW) and Washington State University (WSU) and our state cooperators: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington Department of Natural Resources, and Washington Department of Ecology. For principal investigators at University of Washington, we also facilitate Research Work Orders (RWOs) with federal agencies. All WACFWRU research contracts are charged a reduced indirect cost rate by our university cooperators.
Why Work with Us?
In addition to the reduced indirect cost rates that facilitate collaboration between our university and agency cooperators, working through us can benefit graduate students on cooperative projects. Students funded through WACFWRU projects can present at our Annual Graduate Student Symposium, where they will be eligible to win the Gil Pauley Travel Award for best student presentation. University principal investigators may also nominate their students for the annual John Pierce Outstanding Graduate Student Award. A request for nominations is emailed to principal investigators each summer.
Getting Started
- If you are interested in initiating a project between one of our state agency cooperators and either UW or WSU, please read our State Project Workflow, which will lead you through the process of establishing a state-funded project with the WACFWRU. If you are considering applying for a competitive funding opportunity offered by one of our state cooperators, you should also read our Competitive Proposal Policy. Finally, for more detail on project fit to the Unit’s mission, read our Policy on Project Fit.
- If you are interested in initiating a project with a federal agency, please read our Federal Project Workflow.
Please Contact Us if you have any questions.