Cooperative Agreement R25AC00602
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $600,493.97 Cooperative Agreement to Pure Blue TECH Inc., doing business as Pure Blue, under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560). The funding supports the manufacturing and field piloting of novel anti-fouling nanopatterned ultrasonic reverse osmosis (RO) membrane elements for efficient, high-recovery desalination of brackish water and purification of surface water. The key innovation is the...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Colorado School of Mines $449,640 under the SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) on December 1, 2025, for research extending through September 30, 2027. Under the direction of Dr. Johan Vanneste, this project advances the Desalination and Water Purification Research (DWPR) Program by developing and optimizing scaling detection technology for conventional plug flow reverse osmosis (RO) systems. The...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Osmopure Technologies, Inc. received a $1,525,915 Cooperative Agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. The award supports the development and scaling of pressure-driven distillation membrane technology designed to produce ultrapure water for advanced manufacturing applications, particularly in the semiconductor...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, under its Desalination and Water Purification Research (DWPR) program (CFDA 15.506), awarded a $610,056 Cooperative Agreement to Pacifica Water Solutions LLC on Sep 21, 2023. The project aims to conduct extended field testing of innovative electrically conducting desalination membranes against commercial membranes over two consecutive 3-month trials. The testing will demonstrate the performance of this technology in two applications:...
- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $467,200.43 Cooperative Agreement under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) to Pani Clean Inc., a woman-owned small business, to pilot-test a photovoltaic-powered electrochemical denitrification system. The project aims to demonstrate a modular, off-grid solar-powered unit that can treat nitrate-contaminated water sources, such as effluents from wastewater plants and public water supply wells, to...
- The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $575,089.48 Cooperative Agreement under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) to Natural Ocean Well CO. on March 19, 2024. The project proposes to install and evaluate a submerged water filtration system in the Las Virgenes Reservoir. Submerged water filtration is an unconventional approach that can reduce energy requirements by leveraging natural hydrostatic pressure, while also protecting the system from atmospheric climate...
- This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $500,277.45 and funded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Desalination Research and Development program (CFDA 15.506), supports the development of field-effect transistor nanosensors for testing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in impacted water and air. The award was made to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) on March 5, 2025, with a targeted completion date of September 30, 2026. The...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of Colorado received a $264,133.31 cooperative agreement award from the Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Desalination Research and Development program (CFDA 15.506) on May 28, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2026. The research project will develop an improved method for proactively assessing the presence and susceptibility of toxic metal release in potable water distribution systems affected by water recycling and reuse...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the Water Desalination Research and Development Program (CFDA 15.506) provides $733,555.62 to support field testing of advanced reverse osmosis water treatment technologies. The project aims to demonstrate the performance of "batch reverse osmosis" and "active reverse osmosis" membrane systems in treating high total dissolved solids brackish groundwater with mineral scaling...
- This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements (CFDA 15.560) program provides $403,377.23 to Harmony Desalination Corporation for a project to pilot a high-recovery batch reverse osmosis desalination system combined with batch nanofiltration brine concentration. The project aims to meet the irrigation and livestock water needs of a local farm by achieving a 70% water recovery rate with batch reverse...
Pure Blue TECH Inc. received a $601,287 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) to develop and pilot a Sensor Integrated Reverse Osmosis (SIRO) system designed to enhance desalination and water purification operations. The award, dated December 16, 2025, with completion targeted for April 30, 2027, supports the prototype development and field piloting of membrane elements embedded with proprietary multi-sensor technology that provides real-time monitoring of water quality, individual membrane performance, and system health. The SIRO system will increase critical data resolution by fourfold, enabling system operators to optimize membrane operations, recovery rates, efficiency, and maintenance procedures while facilitating instantaneous detection of membrane breaches and contamination events including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The project includes collaboration with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Water Quality Improvement Center in Yuma, Arizona, where Pure Blue will conduct a 30-90 day field pilot to evaluate system performance, installation procedures, and usability. The deliverables encompass integrated real-time data acquisition software and decision support tools that address critical operational gaps by providing datasets currently unavailable within pressure vessels, such as membrane fouling and scaling intelligence and failed membrane element identification within large-scale operations. This innovation directly supports the SECURE Water Act program's objective to develop pilot-scale technologies that reduce costs and environmental impacts associated with water treatment and desalination.Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 1/7/26 |