Desalination and Water Purification Research Program Pitch to Pilot for Fiscal Year 2019

Agency: Bureau of Reclamation

15.560 -- SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

Reclamation is interested in research where the benefits are widespread but where private-sector entities are not able to make the full investment and assume all the risks. Reclamation is also interested in research that has a national significance—where the issues are of large-scale concern and the benefits accrue to a large sector of the public. The goal of the DWPR program is to address the need to reduce the costs, energy requirements, and environmental impacts of treating impaired and unusable water. DWPR program activities further support multiple related initiatives related to the Water Subcabinet such as the Water Reuse Action Plan, Water Security Grand Challenge, and the Presidential Memorandum promoting reliable water supplies and deliveries.

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Eligible projects are pilot-scale technologies or processes that incorporate or are innovative and disruptive technologies involving flow rates above one gallon per minute and that need to be tested using natural water sources rather than synthetic or laboratory-made feed water. These projects are typically used to determine the technical, practical, and/or economic ability of a process. Preliminary costs can be developed for capital and operation and maintenance costs. The description of the technology or process should identify the uniqueness and the disruptive nature of the technology or process itself and/or the testing of it.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Nonprofit

Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Other Native American tribal organizations
Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Government

County governments
Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
State governments
Special district governments
City or township governments

Business

For-profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses

Education

Public and state institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education

Miscellaneous

Individuals

Additional information

Grantor contact information

Description

Irene M Hoiby Grants Management Specialist Phone 303-445-2025

Email

Grants Officer

jhendricks@usbr.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FOA-FY19_Pitch_to_Pilot-.pdf	Funding Opportunity Announcement	Apr 30, 2019 08:16 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Desalination and Water Purification Program website

Archived: June 26, 2019

Application process

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Award

$--

Program Funding

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$150,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

BOR-DO-19-F017

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Science technology and other research and development

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

April 30, 2019

Archive date:

June 26, 2019