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Federal grants to The Water Research Foundation

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The Water Research Foundation in Denver, Colorado received $9.4 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 5 awards. Its largest program was Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/Fellowships, with $7.1 million. It had no new grant money in fiscal 2025.

From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.

By year

Federal grants to The Water Research Foundation by fiscal year
Fiscal yearAwardsAmount
FY 20213$3.8 million
FY 20221$3.2 million
FY 20230$0
FY 20241$2.4 million
FY 20250$0

An award funded in several years counts in each of them, so yearly awards add up to more than the five-year total.

Programs that fund The Water Research Foundation

Every program, fiscal 2021 to 2025
ProgramAwardsAmount
Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/Fellowships 66.5113$7.1 million
Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program 66.5091$1.2 million
Conservation Research and Development 81.0861$1.1 million

Awarding agencies

AgencyAwardsAmount
Environmental Protection Agency4$8.4 million
Department of Energy1$1.1 million

Largest awards

The 5 largest awards by money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025
AwardProgramFirst actionAmount
Description: this project aims to enhance water technology innovation and water resources information availability to advance clean and safe water reuse goals at a national scale. The research objectives and approach align development of science and technology with advances in sociological understand
ASST_NON_84046201_068 on USAspending
Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/FellowshipsJuly 27, 2022$3.2 million
Description: the purpose of the project is to characterize exposure potentials of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGS) and create a comprehensive risk assessment modeling framework tailored to the unique aspects of amr allowing potential mitigation options. The pr
ASST_NON_84082801_068 on USAspending
Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/FellowshipsAugust 1, 2024$2.4 million
The purpose of the proposed research is to produce a prioritized list of unregulated organic chemicals (UOCS) that have the greatest potential to pose elevated risks to human health and the environment, and standard rapid assays to measure mobile and bioavailable fractions of these chemicals in bios
ASST_NON_84024501_068 on USAspending
Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/FellowshipsJuly 28, 2021$1.5 million
The purpose of this project is to improve public health protection through the development of quantitative data on the removal of human enteric viruses by treatment processes where wastewater is the source water. Researchers will quantify the removal of selected human enteric viruses by different tr
ASST_NON_84026001_068 on USAspending
Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Research ProgramAugust 18, 2021$1.2 million
Crossing the finish line: integration of data-driven process control for maximization of energy and resource efficiency in advanced water resource recovery facilities
ASST_NON_DEEE0009508_089 on USAspending
Conservation Research and DevelopmentSeptember 24, 2021$1.1 million

Amounts are net obligations: money committed, minus any amounts taken back. They are not payments. See how our data works.

Questions people ask

How much federal grant money does The Water Research Foundation get?

$9.4 million in 5 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.

Which agency gives The Water Research Foundation the most?

The Environmental Protection Agency, with $8.4 million in 4 awards. The Department of Energy follow.

What is The Water Research Foundation's largest federal grant?

$3.2 million under Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/Fellowships, with its first action in the period on July 27, 2022. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.

Which federal programs fund The Water Research Foundation?

Its largest are Office of Research and Development Consolidated Research/Training/Fellowships, Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program and Conservation Research and Development.

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