Cooperative Agreement DEEE0010990

This Project Grant award of $420,000 from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support research by the University of Massachusetts to develop an affordable and energy-efficient technology for removing nitrogen and phosphorus from municipal wastewater. The project will explore the use of oxygenic photogranules (OPGs) - dense, naturally forming clusters of algae and bacteria that can remove nutrients from wastewater through photosynthesis and microbial...

The Town of Rotterdam, NY was awarded a $1,200,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202). The funding supports the rehabilitation and improvement of the town's aging wastewater treatment plant infrastructure. Key activities include: Rehabilitating the existing belt filter press Relocating the 6' thickened sludge force main Installing baffles within the primary clarifier tanks...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $1,199,752.00 in funding to Lake County Public Works in Illinois to implement the New Century Town Wastewater Treatment Plant Project. The project activities include replacing and upgrading critical dewatering equipment at the New Century Town Water Reclamation Facility, such as replacing the existing belt filter presses and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems Project Grant award of $526,083 to the University of Utah's Office of Sponsored Projects Division aims to advance the fundamental understanding and broader application of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) technology for wastewater treatment. The key objectives are to: 1) investigate and characterize the granulation process as a function of food-to-microorganism ratio and temperature in...

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 National Science Foundation project grant of $130,664 supports research at the University of Maine from February 2022 to January 2024 under the Integrative Activities program. The grant aims to improve the efficiency and environmental benefits of sewage sludge management through the use of recoverable magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) for pre-hydrolysis of waste activated sludge prior to anaerobic digestion. SPIONs can rapidly heat under microwave irradiation and potentially bind...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded Florida Atlantic University a $195,426 cooperative agreement under the Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants program (CFDA 66.808) for a three-year period from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2024. Under this award, Florida Atlantic University will develop the scientific foundation for a regional organics diversion model utilizing excess capacity at local wastewater treatment anaerobic digesters. The university will measure key organic waste...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $419,999 project grant to the Missouri University of Science and Technology under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The grant will support research to advance solutions for reducing aeration energy requirements in activated sludge wastewater treatment processes. Specifically, the university will conduct experimental and modeling work to characterize the physico-chemical and biological factors influencing...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Congressionally Mandated Projects program (CFDA 66.202), provides $5,680,000 in funding to the City of Wasilla, Alaska to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant's sludge management system. The key activities to be performed include planning, design, and construction of an expanded sludge digestion facility, a new floating suction dredge, and renovated sludge drying beds. These improvements are...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to the University of South Florida (USF) to develop innovative decentralized wastewater management technologies and strategies for U.S. Pacific islands. The project, titled "Towards Resilient, Equitable, Safe and Sustainable Water for Islands (RESSI-H2O)", assembles a multi-disciplinary team from USF, the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa,...