The Grant enabled Utah State University to expand its competence and become a center for worldwide training and research in the fields of water management, irrigation and drainage. New courses were added that cater to students from developing countries. In 1974 during a review of the Grant activities, AID/W requested a major change in the program. The emphasis was on utilization of the developed competence and less emphasis on development of competence. The work plans and annual reports have reflected the changes where the activities have been reported in terms of objective/outputs as follows: information capacity, education training, expanded knowledge base, advisory capacity, and linkage networks.