Closed · BOR-DO-20-F004 · CFDA 15.506 · Discretionary
Desalination and Water Purification Research Program: Research Projects for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Reclamation, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $800K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 19, 2020
- Close date
- 12
- Expected awards
The verdict
Desalination and Water Purification Research Program: Research Projects for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Reclamation that offered Up to $800,000 across 12 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 870 other opportunities from Bureau of Reclamation.
- up to $800K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 12
- expected awards
- 15.506
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Desalination and Water Purification Research… is closed (last close August 19, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Reclamation still indexes 870 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed August 19, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$1,750,000
Expected Awards
12
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
This FOA’s objective is to invite private industry, universities, water utilities, and other research sponsors to submit applications that address DWPR program goals and objectives at the laboratory or pilot scale studies.Funding Group I: Laboratory Scale projects are typically bench scale studies involving small flow rates (less than 2 gallons per minute). They are used to determine the viability of a novel process, new materials, or process modifications. Research at this stage often involves a high degree of risk and uncertainty. Up to $250,000 in Federal funds per proposed project will be available under this funding group for projects that can be completed within two years. Funding Group II: Pilot scale projects test a novel process at a sufficiently large scale to determine the practicality of implementing the technology at a larger scale. Pilot studies are used to generate data that can be used to estimate the operational requirements (labor, chemical addition, power requirements) of the process and to show performance with respect to finished water quality goals. Pilot scale projects are generally preceded by laboratory studies (funded previously by DWPR or others) that demonstrate that the technology works. Up to $800,000 in Federal funds per proposed project will be available under this funding group for projects that can be completed within three years. The funding will be divided by year and should be included in the proposed budget portion of the application. Funding after the first year is not guaranteed and will be made available based on adequate work completed in the previous year.
Wide-open applicant board · 12 Grants.gov doors
Desalination and Water Purification Research… prints 12 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +8 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). Inside Bureau of Reclamation's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- Code 21
- Individuals
- Code 22
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Code 23
- Small businesses
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Matthew Reichert Grants Management Specialist Phone 303-445-3865
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What to do next
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