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

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/r22as00316-desalination-and-water-purification-research-program-pitch/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340740

> Bureau of Reclamation offered grants of up to $200,000 to nonprofits, colleges and universities, tribes and individuals. Applications closed on July 12, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | R22AS00316 |
| Agency | Bureau of Reclamation |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 12, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $200,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.506, 15.560 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Individuals
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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

## What the grant funds

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.

## Questions people ask

### Is R22AS00316 still open?

No. It closed on July 12, 2022.

### Who can apply for Desalination and Water Purification Research Program Pitch to Pilot for Fiscal Year 2022?

Bureau of Reclamation accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, tribes and individuals. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Desalination and Water Purification Research Program Pitch to Pilot for Fiscal Year 2022?

Closed July 12, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $200,000 each.

### Who has won Water Desalination Research and Development  grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Regents of the University of Colorado, Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines, University of Alabama. The program made 71 awards worth $19.4 million in that time.