This $650,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will accelerate development of a national-scale wetlands decision support toolkit for the United States. The project will integrate advances in wetland science, computing, remote sensing, and geospatial tools to create an equitable, user-friendly platform that provides accurate wetland mapping, characterization of ecosystem services, and...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program. The total award amount is $1,377,954.00, with a project period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2028. The award, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: RII FEC: ADVANCING QUALITY AND CLIMATE-RESILIENT WATER MANAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND ENHANCED SENSOR NETWORK," aims to develop intelligent and affordable systems to monitor water...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $999,946 in funding to Wetx Inc., a small disadvantaged business located in Salt Lake City, UT. The project aims to develop a transformative solution to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) by establishing a transparent and accountable platform for digital water rights trading...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $989,932 to Maia Water Inc. from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026 to develop an open, AI-powered software platform for water and wastewater utilities. The platform aims to enhance operational decision-making and facilitate innovative financing for essential water infrastructure by integrating watershed models and forecasting socio-economic...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Convergence Accelerator Cooperative Agreement, awarded under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, will advance a new approach to monitoring drinking water quality that aims to fill gaps in the current monitoring framework. The $2,000,000 award, effective May 15, 2025 through April 30, 2028, will refine and expand the use of point-of-use (POU) filters as both water treatment tools and monitoring devices. The project will...
This $1,382,500 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) aims to advance quality and climate-resilient water management in three U.S. regions - the Lakota tribe in South Dakota, the Navajo tribe in New Mexico, and flood-prone farming communities in Vermont. The "Advancing Quality and Climate-Resilient Water Management with Community Partnerships and Enhanced Sensor Network (AQUA-CLIME)" project will create a...
This $996,717 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) supports Waihome LLC, a for-profit small business, in developing an affordable and resilient onsite wastewater treatment solution. The project aims to design and pilot test an above-ground treatment unit that utilizes a symbiotic algal-bacterial biofilm to provide high-quality aerobic wastewater treatment, addressing issues with the performance and...
This $2,646,047 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) is developing a national integrated watershed evaluation framework to improve water resource management. The framework will bring together diverse hydrologic datasets and provide tools for advanced model evaluation and exploration of watershed conditions. The project, led by Princeton University, will engage a diverse community...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES). The award supports the development and prototyping of decision support and monitoring tools for managing saltwater intrusion and salinity in tidal rivers, which are critical water sources for drinking, power generation, irrigation, and industrial use. The project aims to...
This $2,299,775 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the CFDA 15.808 Research and Data Collection program, will fund collaborative work between the USGS Water Mission Area and the National Science Foundation's National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The goal is to advance community Earth system modeling capabilities focused on understanding water supply, quality, and use, and to leverage integrated modeling strategies to characterize how water...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,000,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the "TEALWATERS - Mapping and Modeling the Nation's Wetlands and Their Benefits to Enhance Water Access and Community Resilience" project. The key products to be delivered under this award include an interactive web-map platform, open-source analytical tools, and custom products that allow natural resource professionals, policymakers, scientists, and citizens to identify, map, and model the functions and benefits of wetlands across the United States. The award leverages advances across 12 scientific disciplines to develop a Wetland Intrinsic Potential (WIP) spatial data layer that provides the continuous probability of wetland extent, enabling the identification of smaller wetlands and potential restoration opportunities. This project aims to increase community resilience by providing accessible, scientifically-advanced tools for making informed decisions about water management and wetland protection, creation, and restoration. The award period is from May 15, 2025, through April 30, 2028.