Project Grant 83326001

This $499,988 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) seeks to develop and validate an integrated sorption-photocatalytic process for the ex-situ treatment and remediation of groundwater contaminated by mixtures of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and chlorinated solvents like trichloroethylene (TCE) and tetrachloroethylene (PCE). The principal investigator and research team at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will...

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) aims to develop a selective ion separation and recovery technology for wastewater treatment. The project focuses on optimizing technical design for maximum solute selectivity and concentration, evaluating separation performance with representative wastewaters, and scaling up the system for future...

This federal Project Grant award for $383,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Land and Emergency Management under the Alternative or Innovative Treatment Technology Research, Demonstration, Training, and Hazardous Substance Research Grants program (CFDA 66.813). The award supports a 5-year project (January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2029) led by Northern Arizona University to: Deliver a Superfund and emergency management track, sessions, and field trips at the...

This $1,250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) will support the State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) in carrying out on-site activities related to remedial investigations, feasibility studies, proposed plans, and remedial designs at EPA-led hazardous waste sites. Key deliverables include providing...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). This 1-year grant, effective July 1, 2024, funds DTSC's site characterization activities to identify and assess potential or confirmed hazardous waste sites in California. Key activities include site discovery, screening...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) provides $145,777 to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to fund remedial support activities for the Superfund program in Indiana. The award supports non-National Priorities List (NPL) site activities as well as NPL process support, including remedial...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation $85,638 under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) to conduct site characterization activities at potential or confirmed hazardous waste sites from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. Specifically, the funding will support preliminary assessments and site inspections to improve the state's ability to...

The Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development awarded $1,538,477 under the Innovative Water Technology Grant Program (CFDA 66.521) to the West Virginia University Research Corporation from January 2023 through December 2025. The project aims to identify sustainable technologies, methods, and cost-effective opportunities for more efficient nutrient removal in lagoon wastewater systems serving small, rural communities of less than 10,000 people. Under the award, the West...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, under the SECURE Water Act - Research Agreements program (CFDA 15.560), provides $311,880.59 to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) to demonstrate the use of hydrophobic ion-pairing to enhance the removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from contaminated groundwater through a pilot-scale granular activated carbon (GAC) treatment system. The project aims to optimize the...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445), will fund the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities include establishing education and training programs, such as internships and apprenticeships,...