Project Grant 2622227
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded Duke University $357,823 on September 1, 2026, for collaborative research on artificial intelligence-enabled decision support for rate setting and infrastructure investment in decentralized water utilities under drought conditions. The research develops integrated models that trace feedback mechanisms among water supply, household demand, and utility finances to improve how local water utilities...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Florida International University $200,000 on February 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research to develop artificial intelligence methods that integrate and interpret fragmented urban water and wastewater network data. The project will create a computational framework combining machine learning, graph-based modeling, and multimodal...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Miami $399,999 on February 1, 2026, for a collaborative research project developing artificial intelligence methods to detect anomalies in urban wastewater and water networks. The project creates a computational framework combining machine learning, graph-based modeling, and multimodal data integration to organize fragmented water infrastructure data and identify leaks, blockages, and...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $1.6 million supports research at the University of California, Davis under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) from October 2022 through March 2027. The award will fund research to advance understanding of feedbacks governing decentralized water resource systems in California's Central Valley through data-driven approaches. Specifically, the University of California, Davis will characterize decision-making relationships and quantify...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Cooperative Agreement award under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program provides $989,932 to Maia Water Inc. from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026 to develop an open, AI-powered software platform for water and wastewater utilities. The platform aims to enhance operational decision-making and facilitate innovative financing for essential water infrastructure by integrating watershed models and forecasting socio-economic...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded the University of Delaware $524,630 on September 1, 2026, to develop an artificial intelligence and machine learning-accelerated decision framework for evaluating and optimizing decentralized stormwater management portfolios under changing environmental conditions. The project, funded under the CAREER program (NSF Engineering, CFDA 47.041), addresses stormwater systems strained by heavier...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $254,976 Project Grant to Resbonds International Corporation through the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a digital platform for assessing water quality at urban-watershed interfaces. The platform will integrate physical data from advanced monitoring systems with artificial intelligence to serve as a scalable analytics platform using environmental, economic, and social data. It aims to help cities and utilities finance infrastructure projects...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded Regents of the University of Michigan $385,737 on January 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop artificial intelligence and data mining decision support tools for forecast-informed reservoir system operations. The project develops an integrated solution accounting for spatial and temporal variability of precipitation and its uncertainty, and a novel AI...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded Auburn University $207,623 as a project grant effective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2029 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The award funds research to develop computational methods, models, and control strategies for safely and efficiently restoring drinking water systems after mains repair, replacement, or network expansion. The research will create physics-based models...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded Louisiana State University $425,998 on September 1, 2026, to develop AI-enabled digital twins for predicting and managing cascading disruptions in freshwater infrastructure systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The research advances three primary directions: enabling AI-driven predictive digital twins for small and mid-sized freshwater infrastructure systems; developing...
The National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation awarded $214,026 to University of California, Davis on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop AI-enabled decision support models for water rate setting and infrastructure investment in decentralized utilities operating under drought conditions. The research integrates economics and engineering to close knowledge gaps in how local water utility decisions on rates and capital investment interact through coupled feedback loops involving water supply availability, household demand response, and utility finances. The project applies modern artificial intelligence and machine learning methods to trace these feedback mechanisms at scale. Researchers will use large language models to extract investment and financial variables from unstructured utility planning documents, then apply supervised ML models to understand how rate increases intended to fund reliability improvements can reduce water demand and erode utility revenue, ultimately constraining future investment capacity. The work also addresses how hundreds of local utility decisions aggregate through shared water supplies and conveyance infrastructure to shape large-scale regional reliability and performance. The award runs through August 31, 2029, with place of performance in Davis, California.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $214.0k | 8/14/26 |