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...
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,...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $553,407 Project Grant to the University of Maryland, College Park to support research titled "Game Theoretic Modeling for Improved Management of Water and Wastewater Resources Using Equilibrium Programming and Feedback Mechanisms." The three-year award, issued on June 1, 2021 under the Engineering (47.041) program, will fund the development of game theoretic models and equilibrium programming approaches to better manage water distribution...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA #47.084) program to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Office of Research Administration. The grant supports the development of a user-tailored irrigation water management decision-support hub focused on California's Central Valley. The project aims to provide individual growers with high-resolution, daily irrigation advice by integrating satellite...
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...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 5-year, $477,883 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst. The goal of this CAREER award is to test the hypothesis that local water storage can be designed to preserve or improve water quality following contamination events while achieving resiliency through interruptions to water supplies. The key objectives are to: 1) quantify the effects of contamination on the accumulation,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $300,000 to Arizona State University (ASU) to investigate technologies for maximizing the use of water as a resource and extracting resources found in water. The project examines efforts to make wastewater usable through membrane-based filtration technologies and retrofittable fermenters, and explores the social and environmental implications of these...
This $109,767 National Science Foundation project grant in the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds research at Worcester Polytechnic Institute from September 2022 to August 2025. The project aims to develop and validate new mathematical and computational models to optimize the operation of hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane systems used in wastewater reclamation plants. Researchers will conduct experimental and modeling work to better understand how membrane module geometry, fiber packing...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $650,000 grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Cornell University to develop a convergence framework for expediting the deployment of sustainable and resilient water systems in small and very small communities (serving less than 10,000 people). The 1-year project will focus on Puerto Rico as a case study, bringing together diverse stakeholders to address key challenges in water infrastructure,...
This $220,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program will fund the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to develop new mathematical tools and computational methods for designing efficient and fair water markets. The project aims to address challenges in the sustainable and equitable management of groundwater resources, which is critical for climate change adaptation in drought-affected regions. The research will...
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, implementation frameworks, and a proof-of-concept prototype for solar-powered greywater disinfection and reuse systems. The research team will collaborate with the United Auburn Indian Community in California and leverage artificial intelligence modeling to address the complex physical, social, and environmental factors impacting greywater reuse. The project aims to co-develop standards and building codes to enable wider adoption of household greywater reuse technologies. The University of Houston and University of Texas at Austin will serve as sub-grantees, contributing expertise in areas like stakeholder engagement, systems mapping, and infrastructure interdependency analysis.