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ClosedOpportunity R22AS00316

Desalination and Water Purification Research Program Pitch to Pilot for Fiscal Year 2022

Bureau of Reclamation · Department of the Interior

At a glance

Desalination and Water Purification Research Program Pitch to Pilot for Fiscal Year 2022 is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Bureau of Reclamation (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was July 12, 2022. Individual awards are listed as up to $200K. Applicant types listed as eligible include public colleges & universities, native american tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, private colleges & universities and 2 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.506 (Water Desalination Research and Development) and 1 other listing.

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Key facts

  1. May 26, 2022Posted
  2. Jul 12, 2022Application deadline
Posted
May 26, 2022
Close date
Jul 12, 2022
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$200,000
Est. total funding
Not specified
Expected awards
Not specified
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Public colleges & universities
  • Native American tribal organizations
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
  • Private colleges & universities
  • Individuals
  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Federally funded research and development centers Commercial or industrial organizations Private entities

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The objectives of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) are to develop innovative and disruptive new technologies or processes to:

Reduce the costs, energy requirements, and/or environmental impacts of treating impaired and unusable water to standards necessary for an identified beneficial use.
Improve efficiency of water treatment processes—either by improvements to pre-treatment, post-treatment, monitoring, sensors, or other innovative process/technology.
Increase effectiveness of reverse osmosis/nanofiltration concentrate management by reducing cost, energy, and/or environmental impacts.
Treat brackish groundwater in a less energy-intensive way than current processes and technologies.
Address costs, energy usage, and/or environmental impacts of seawater desalination, including intakes and/or outfalls
Improve the detection, characterization, monitoring, separation, or destruction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and other contaminants of concern.

Assistance Listings

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 15.506

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$2.89M
FY25$500K
FY26$2.49M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.506. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Bureau of Reclamation
SHA-DRO-FAFOA@usbr.gov
tbd

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Desalination and Water Purification Research Program Pitch to Pilot for Fiscal Year 2022”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Public colleges & universities, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities, Individuals and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Desalination and Water Purification Research Program Pitch to Pilot for Fiscal Year 2022”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $200k.

How do I apply for “Desalination and Water Purification Research Program Pitch to Pilot for Fiscal Year 2022”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity R22AS00316), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.