Opportunity ID: 326759

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: BOR-DO-20-F014
Funding Opportunity Title: Desalination and Water Purification Research Program Pitch to Pilot for Fiscal Year 2020
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 6
Assistance Listings: 15.560 — SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 4
Posted Date: May 04, 2020
Last Updated Date: May 04, 2020
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 17, 2020
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 17, 2020
Archive Date: Jul 18, 2020
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Small businesses
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
City or township governments
Individuals
Private institutions of higher education
County governments
Special district governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility:

Additional Information

Agency Name: Bureau of Reclamation
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 Desalination and Water Purification Research (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 Administration initiatives, including the 2018 Presidential Memorandum Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West as well as the 2020 National Water Reuse Action Plan.

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 feasibility 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.

The objectives of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) are to develop innovative and disruptive new technologies or processes:

  • To treat brackish groundwater in a less energy-intensive way than current processes and technologies
  • Manage reverse osmosis/nanofiltration concentrate by reducing cost, energy, and/or environmental impacts
  • Improve efficiency of water treatment processes—either by improvements to pre-treatment, post-treatment, monitoring, sensors, or other innovative process/technology
  • To address costs, energy usage, and/or environmental impacts of seawater desalination, including intakes and/or outfalls
  • To reduce the costs, energy requirements, and/or environmental impacts of treating impaired and unusable water to standards necessary for an identified beneficial use

See the Related Documents Tab above for the Full Funding Opportunity Announcement Document

Link to Additional Information: Desalination and Water Purification Research Program Website and Program Coordinator Contacts
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Matthew D Reichert

Grants Management Specialist

Phone 303-445-3865
Email:mreichert@usbr.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
May 04, 2020

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 4

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: BOR-DO-20-F014
Funding Opportunity Title: Desalination and Water Purification Research Program Pitch to Pilot for Fiscal Year 2020
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 6
Assistance Listings: 15.560 — SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 4
Posted Date: May 04, 2020
Last Updated Date: May 04, 2020
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 17, 2020
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 17, 2020
Archive Date: Jul 18, 2020
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Small businesses
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
State governments
City or township governments
Individuals
Private institutions of higher education
County governments
Special district governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility:

Additional Information

Agency Name: Bureau of Reclamation
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 Desalination and Water Purification Research (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 Administration initiatives, including the 2018 Presidential Memorandum Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West as well as the 2020 National Water Reuse Action Plan.

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 feasibility 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.

The objectives of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) are to develop innovative and disruptive new technologies or processes:

  • To treat brackish groundwater in a less energy-intensive way than current processes and technologies
  • Manage reverse osmosis/nanofiltration concentrate by reducing cost, energy, and/or environmental impacts
  • Improve efficiency of water treatment processes—either by improvements to pre-treatment, post-treatment, monitoring, sensors, or other innovative process/technology
  • To address costs, energy usage, and/or environmental impacts of seawater desalination, including intakes and/or outfalls
  • To reduce the costs, energy requirements, and/or environmental impacts of treating impaired and unusable water to standards necessary for an identified beneficial use

See the Related Documents Tab above for the Full Funding Opportunity Announcement Document

Link to Additional Information: Desalination and Water Purification Research Program Website and Program Coordinator Contacts
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Matthew D Reichert

Grants Management Specialist

Phone 303-445-3865
Email:mreichert@usbr.gov

Folder 326759 Full Announcement-FOA Document -> FY20 FOA Pitch to Pilot Final-for-posting-508-compliant.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Matthew D Reichert
Grants Management Specialist
Phone 303-445-3865
Email: mreichert@usbr.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
15.560 PKG00261424 May 04, 2020 Jun 17, 2020 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

326759 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf

326759 SF424A-1.0.pdf

326759 SF424B-1.1.pdf

Optional forms

326759 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf

326759 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

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