W81EWF-21-SOI-0010: Identifying and Applying Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Solutions to Inland Locations of the Central United States
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: ERDC Broad Agency Announcement (W912HZ26S0001). Status: Closes January 1, 2027 (55 days left). It is in our archive of Engineer Research and Development Center notices from 2021.
Engineer Research and Development Center offered grants of up to $750,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $2.3 million in total. Applications closed on May 10, 2021.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 11, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$750,000
- Total funding$2.3 million
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | March 11, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | May 10, 2021 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | June 9, 2021 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Non-federal partners of the Great Plains Region Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU)
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering awards averaged $1.1 million; this notice allows up to $750,000 per award.
- Most of the program's money (69% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The following objectives are required for this CESU-funded project, which is to understand agricultural processes, inland rivers/reservoirs water quality, weather impacts, and energy-water nexus of the Central US. Year one (1) will establish the initial structure of the project and includes tasks that support the following objectives. If funded, year two (2) and year (3) would continue to expand major elements of the project and build a diverse portfolio of collaborative EWN projects and engagements. Objective 1: Establish Collaborative EWN R&D Enterprise for understanding inland systems in the Central US. This objective prioritizes and subsequently builds a suite of diverse, collaborate R&D projects that expands current research efforts within EWN portfolio. Specifically, these projects will offer insight with respect to: (1) EWN opportunities in the Great Plains Region; (2) EWN opportunities in the agricultural sector; (3) EWN solutions to address hydrologic challenges in inland rivers and reservoirs; (4) assessing the role and impact of weather extremes and global climate change on EWN projects; (5) assessing the direct or indirect water quality benefits of EWN projects; and (6) assessing EWN opportunities in the energy-water nexus. The breadth of projects is strengthened by the caliber of multi-disciplinary researchers that integrate capabilities, resources and expertise to target very deliberative endpoints that advance EWN research. During the first year, it is anticipated that researchers associated with USACE and the selected team will initiate 3-5 R&D EWN projects, which ultimately lead to expanded technology transfer opportunities. Objective 2: Identify and Pursue EWN Field-Demonstration Projects. Demonstrations are applied research projects critical to the overall success of an EWN solution. As such, this objective seeks to establish field-demonstration projects that integrate research projects with a diverse number of collaborators, in addition to the core participants (i.e., members of the successful team and USACE’s EWN researchers). Demonstration projects could include, for example, an EWN pilot demonstration project to address hydrologic challenges in inland rivers and reservoirs.
Who has won Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering (12.630) awarded $1.3 billion across 1,101 grant awards, an average of $1.1 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battelle Memorial Institute | Ohio | 1 | $82.6 million |
| Msi Stem Research & Development Consortium | District of Columbia | 1 | $78.2 million |
| University of California San Diego | California | 4 | $53.1 million |
| Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Connecticut | 4 | $38.1 million |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 3 | $35.0 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, W912HZ26S0001, which is open now.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is W81EWF-21-SOI-0010 still open?
No. It closed on May 10, 2021. A newer notice is open: W912HZ26S0001, closes January 1, 2027 (55 days left).
Who can apply for Identifying and Applying Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Solutions to Inland Locations of the Central United States?
Engineer Research and Development Center accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for Identifying and Applying Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Solutions to Inland Locations of the Central United States?
Closed May 10, 2021. 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 $750,000 each. About $2.3 million in total for one award.
Who has won Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Battelle Memorial Institute, Msi Stem Research & Development Consortium, University of California San Diego. The program made 1,101 awards worth $1.3 billion in that time.