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
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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Matt Stonebridge bor-sha-fafoa@usbr.gov
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