Project Related Grants (PRG) are supported by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), GoI.
The guidelines given by DST on the utilization of the Project Related Grants (PRG) grants is that the grant has been released for the specific purpose of the sanction of the project on location specific challenges of the states.

State S&T councils are requested to first carry out the Mapping of the S&T needs of states and them pursue for addressing those S&T needs through S&T projects by utilizing this PRG.

As per the recommendations of the State Level Advisory Board (SLAB) and as approved by the Executive Committee - TSCOST, the “Mapping of S&T Needs in Telangana State” project is awarded to Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS). The CESS had conducted brainstorming session and identified the following focus areas for the S&T interventions in Telangana State.

1. Agriculture 
2. Environment Protection
3. Bio-diversity Conservation
4. Forest Conservation & Development
5. Water conservation 
6. Waste Management
7. Food processing
8. Energy Conservation, Production
9. Data Analytics for policy making

Other priority areas are Medical & Health, Information Technology, Remote sensing, Nano Sciences, Biotechnology etc.,