| Funding Opportunity ID: |
321236 |
| Opportunity Number: |
BOR-DO-20-F004 |
| Opportunity Title: |
Desalination and Water Purification Research Program: Research Projects for Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021 |
| 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: |
|
| CFDA Number(s): |
15.506 |
| Eligible Applicants: |
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Individuals
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Individuals, institutions of higher education, profit organizations, State and local governmental entities, non-profit organizations, federally-funded Research and Development Centers, United States-Mexico binational research foundations and interuniversity research programs, and Indian tribal governments and organizations. Foreign entities are not eligible for funding under the authorizing legislation for this program, except for the United States-Mexico binational entities as mentioned above. Federal agencies are not eligible to apply. |
| Agency Code: |
DOI-BOR |
| Agency Name: |
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Reclamation |
| Posted Date: |
Oct 03, 2019 |
| Close Date: |
Dec 04, 2019 This FOA will be updated to provide a second application deadline in FY 2021 for proposals to be considered for FY 2021 funding, contingent on appropriations. |
| Last Updated Date: |
Oct 03, 2019 |
| Award Ceiling: |
$800,000 |
| Award Floor: |
$0 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: |
$1,475,000 |
| Expected Number of Awards: |
12 |
| Description: |
This FOA’s objective is to invite private industry, universities, water utilities, and other research sponsors to submit applications that address DWPR program goals and objectives at the laboratory or pilot scale studies. Funding Group I: Laboratory Scale projects are typically bench scale studies involving small flow rates (less than 2 gallons per minute). They are used to determine the viability of a novel process, new materials, or process modifications. Research at this stage often involves a high degree of risk and uncertainty. Up to $250,000 in Federal funds per proposed project will be available under this funding group for projects that can be completed within two years. Funding Group II: Pilot scale projects test a novel process at a sufficiently large scale to determine the practicality of implementing the technology at a larger scale. Pilot studies are used to generate data that can be used to estimate the operational requirements (labor, chemical addition, power requirements) of the process and to show performance with respect to finished water quality goals. Pilot scale projects are generally preceded by laboratory studies (funded previously by DWPR or others) that demonstrate that the technology works. Up to $800,000 in Federal funds per proposed project will be available under this funding group for projects that can be completed within three years. The funding will be divided by year and should be included in the proposed budget portion of the application. Funding after the first year is not guaranteed and will be made available based on adequate work completed in the previous year. |
| Version: |
3 |
| Modification Comments: |
Added total estimated program funding for FY 2020 |
