Project Grant 2015153

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $650,000 project grant under its NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to The Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley. The grant supports research to advance fundamental knowledge and implementation strategies for household-scale greywater recycling and reuse, with the goal of alleviating water scarcity. Key aspects of the project include: Developing metrics,...

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,...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $275,000 to Triangle Environmental Health Initiative LLC (Tri-Ehi) will focus on developing an innovative wastewater treatment technology. The key products to be delivered under this 1-year award include: Optimizing the technical design of a highly selective ion separation and recovery system to maximize solute selectivity and concentration. The system aims to...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $524,307 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program grant to Pure Spun Innovations (PSI) to develop an innovative water purification technology using NASA-validated vapor compression distillation. The goal is to create a scalable, cost-effective system to efficiently remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from wastewater, preventing further environmental contamination and enabling safe water reuse...

This $649,989 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a portable, membrane-free water purification and monitoring system by Iowa State University of Science and Technology. The overarching goal is to create a fit-for-purpose solution to address water insecurity in regions with limited infrastructure and frequent water quality issues due to climate change or natural...

This NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $274,994 to Nona Technologies, Inc. aims to develop an innovative, membrane-free, and chemical-free desalination technology using ion concentration polarization. The project seeks to make desalination more accessible and affordable, enabling communities facing water shortages to access new water sources and enhance water recycling. The proposed ion concentration polarization system is designed to be...

This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084), supports a $298,693 interdisciplinary research project aimed at expanding public dialogue and democratic access to innovations in sustainable human waste management technologies. The project, led by the non-profit organization Terc, Inc., will pilot survey and facilitated community engagement activities to consult with diverse North Carolina...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop a scalable plan for a circular approach to wastewater management through source separation. The project, titled "Advancing Equitable and Circular Water Solutions Through Source Separation," aims to create a system to capture valuable nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium...

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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to develop cost- and energy-efficient brine treatment technologies that enable decarbonized brackish water desalination (BWD) for climate-adaptive water supply. The $1,235,696 award to Arizona State University will fund interdisciplinary research that integrates fundamental interfacial processes and thermal transport to achieve a solar-driven zero liquid discharge (ZLD)...