Cooperative Agreement R25AC00620
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Colorado School of Mines a Cooperative Agreement valued at $449,640 under the SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560), effective December 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027. Under the direction of Dr. Johan Vanneste, the project delivers research and development services focused on advancing reverse osmosis (RO) desalination technologies through the optimization of an optical...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Pure Blue TECH Inc. received a $601,287 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) on December 16, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of April 30, 2027. The company will prototype and pilot Sensor Integrated Reverse Osmosis (SIRO) membrane elements and develop an accompanying digital monitoring system designed to enhance desalination and water purification...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a Cooperative Agreement valued at $264,133.31 to The Regents of the University of Colorado under the Water Desalination Research and Development program (CFDA 15.506) effective May 28, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2026. The University of Colorado will develop an innovative methodology to proactively assess toxic metal release and mobilization risk in potable water distribution systems affected by...
- The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1,001,044.18 Cooperative Agreement to Carollo Engineers Inc. on August 24, 2023 under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560). The project will test an in-situ resin regeneration process using bicarbonate for potable water reuse applications. This approach aims to remove dissolved organic matter and inorganic anions such as nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, and others from the water without producing the large...
- 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...
- 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...
- The Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,360 Cooperative Agreement to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology under the SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560). The award will fund a pilot-scale validation of a novel Janus hollow fiber membrane-based direct contact membrane distillation process for high-salinity produced water desalination utilizing waste heat from September 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024. The research activities aim to...
- Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded Orange County Water District $437,544 under the SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) on December 4, 2025, with completion targeted for March 31, 2027. This cooperative agreement funds research to modernize microbial water quality monitoring methods for advanced water treatment and potable water reuse systems. The project leverages droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) and whole-genome...
- 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...
- 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...
Garver LLC received a $539,720 Cooperative Agreement from the Bureau of Reclamation under the SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560) awarded February 27, 2026, with completion expected by June 30, 2027. The awardee will conduct 12 months of effluent characterization and pilot testing to evaluate advanced water treatment technologies for the City of Liberty Hill's proposed Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF). Garver will operate an Electrodialysis Metathesis (EDM) pilot system from the University of Texas at El Paso at the South Fork Wastewater Treatment Plant, alongside a Reverse Osmosis (RO) pilot system, to treat wastewater effluent to potable water standards through Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) treatment processes while simultaneously testing an innovative brine management solution to maximize water recovery and minimize brine production. The deliverables include installation of a functional pilot test system, operational data collection to inform optimal design parameters, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regulatory approvals, and a comprehensive report documenting findings to support full-scale facility design. This innovative brine management approach has potential applicability beyond Liberty Hill's immediate project needs, positioning the research to advance water resource management solutions across multiple municipalities and water-stressed regions.Summary of Cooperative Agreement Award
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 2/27/26 |