Open · R26AS00052 · CFDA 15.506 · Discretionary
Desalination and Water Purification Research Program: Research Projects
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Reclamation, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$800K
- Award range
- Open
- Status
- 50d
- Days left
- 15
- Expected awards
The verdict
Desalination and Water Purification Research Program: Research Projects is an open discretionary opportunity from Bureau of Reclamation, offering $100,000 -- $800,000 across 15 expected awards. Applications close in 50 days.
- $100K-$800K
- award range
- Open
- 50 days left
- 15
- expected awards
- 15.506
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Desalination and Water Purification Research Program: Research Projects - is cataloged under number R26AS00052 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 15.506, posted by Bureau of Reclamation. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as open, first posted on July 29, 2026 and last updated on August 6, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $100,000 -- $800,000. The agency has projected $5.7 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 15 awards. If the agency funds the expected 15 awards from the $5.7 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $380,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. Applications close on September 29, 2026 - roughly 50 days from today. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$100,000 -- $800,000
Close Date
September 29, 2026
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 4PM, MT, on the listed application due date.
Posted
July 29, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$5,700,000
Expected Awards
15
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Bureau of Reclamation"s Desalination and Water Purification Research (DWPR) Program aims to increase water supplies by reducing the costs, energy requirements, and other barriers to adoption of treating impaired water for beneficial uses. This NOFO invites proposals from eligible applicants to conduct innovative laboratory and pilot-scale water treatment research. Strong applications will demonstrate widespread applicability and benefits of the proposed research and provide a pathway for technology commercialization. This initiative supports the Bureau of Reclamation's mission to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public by providing water managers with new and innovative technologies and approaches to develop additional water resources and increase water supply flexibility. The DWPR Program demonstrably advances Trump administration priorities, such as those identified in Presidential Executive Order 14154 (January 20, 2025): Unleashing American Energy (E.O. 14154) and Secretarial Order 3418, and aligns with other priorities and requirements, such as those identified in Presidential Executive Order 14332 (August 7, 2025): Improving Oversight in Federal Grantmaking (E.O. 14332).
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 11, 12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Matt Stonebridge bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov
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