; and (E) relevant Federal agencies. (d) Responsibilities of the Director The Director shall— (1) approve each grant, contract, cooperative agreement, cash prize, or other transaction to fund projects under this Act; (2) terminate funding for any project under this Act that does not meet the goals of the program through which such project was funded; (3) ensure that projects funded under this Act are not duplicative of other Federal research projects that enhance the delivery, reliability, affordability, and safety of the operations of water systems; (4) coordinate with non-governmental entities for demonstration of technologies and research applications to facilitate technology transfer; (5) establish research and development goals to carry out this Act; (6) set criteria for funding and assessment of projects under this Act in addition to the criteria established in section 3(c); and (7) provide funds through any funding mechanism that the Director determines appropriate to eligible entities to carry out this Act. (e) Program managers (1) In general The Director shall designate managers to carry out the programs established under subsection (b). (2) Responsibilities A program manager shall— (A) establish research and development goals for the program, including by convening workshops, conferring with outside experts, and publicizing the goals of the program to public and private sector entities; (B) solicit applications for projects in specific areas of particular promise, especially areas that the private sector or the Federal Government are not likely to undertake alone; (C) build research collaborations to carry out the program