Closed · 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
Closed
Status
September 29, 2026
Close date
15
Expected awards

The verdict

Desalination and Water Purification Research Program: Research Projects is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Reclamation that offered $100,000 -- $800,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 870 other opportunities from Bureau of Reclamation.

$100K-$800K
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
15.506
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on September 29, 2026. CFDA 15.506 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $100,000 -- $800,000.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed September 29, 2026

Posted Jul 29 Closes Sep 29

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).

Wide-open applicant board · 16 Grants.gov doors

Desalination and Water Purification Research… prints 16 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +12 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). Only 1 other Bureau of Reclamation listing share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 871).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 08
Public / Indian housing authorities
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 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.

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Agency Contact

Matt Stonebridge bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov

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