Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of water and climate-related funding opportunities offered through various organizations and agencies compiled by the AU Water Resources Center (WRC).

Updated August 2, 2023

Listed by Date

Chemical Oceanography Program

Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

15 Aug 2023

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Geoinformatics (GI)

Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

15 Aug 2023

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Physical Oceanography Program

Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

15 Aug 2023

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Research Cooperative Agreement (U01)

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

29 Aug 2023

Application

Confirmed

$975,000

Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Training Project Grants (T03)

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

29 Aug 2023

Application

Confirmed

$975,000

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), Tribal Engagement in Regional Ocean Partnership Priorities

National Ocean Service (NOS)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

United States Department of Commerce (DOC)

30 Aug 2023

Proposals

Confirmed

$200,000

Refuge Enhancement/Infrastructure Partnerships Initiative

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

United States Department of the Interior (DOI)

10 Sep 2023

Application

Confirmed

$5,000

Refuge Enhancement/Non-Infrastructure

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

United States Department of the Interior (DOI)

10 Sep 2023

Application

Confirmed

$5,000,000

Cooperative Research Program (CRP)

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

United States Department of Commerce (DOC)

15 Sep 2023

Application

Confirmed

$250,000

Engineering Research Initiation (ERI)

Directorate for Engineering (ENG)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

15 Sep 2023

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Ocean Exploration Education Funding Opportunity Announcement

Office of Ocean Exploration & Research (OER)

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

United States Department of Commerce (DOC)

15 Sep 2023

Full Proposal

Confirmed

$5,000,000

Tree and soil research fund grant programme

Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund)

15 Sep 2023

Letter of Intent

Anticipated

$10,000

Environmental Convergence Opportunities in Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (ECO-CBET)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

17 Sep 2023

Preliminary Proposal

Anticipated

See record

Candidate Species Conservation Fund

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

United States Department of the Interior (DOI)

30 Sep 2023

Application

Confirmed

$500,000

Coastal Program

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

United States Department of the Interior (DOI)

30 Sep 2023

Application

Confirmed

$200,000

Partners for Fish and Wildlife

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

United States Department of the Interior (DOI)

30 Sep 2023

Application

Confirmed

$750,000

Recovery Implementation Fund

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

United States Department of the Interior (DOI)

30 Sep 2023

Application

Confirmed

$2,000,000

FY2021 t FY2023 NOAA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

United States Department of Commerce (DOC)

30 Sep 2023

Application

Confirmed

See record

Paleo Perspectives on Present and Projected Climate (P4CLIMATE)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

20 Oct 2023

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health (U54)

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

24 Oct 2023

Application

Confirmed

$1,400,000

Geoscience Opportunities for Leadership in Diversity (GOLD)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

27 Oct 2023

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Faculty Grants: Course & Program Grants

VentureWell

Lemelson Foundation

2 Nov 2023

Application

Anticipated

$30,000

Organismal Response to Climate Change (ORCC): Expanding Understanding and Improving Predictions of Life on a Warming Planet

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

21 Nov 2023

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program – Foundational and Applied Science Program

National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

29 Dec 2023

Application

Confirmed

See record

Spill Impact Component Project Grants

Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council

29 Dec 2023

Other

Confirmed

$97,025,122

Community Grant Program

Walmart Foundation

Walmart

31 Dec 2023

Application

Anticipated

$5,000

National Fish Passage Program

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

United States Department of the Interior (DOI)

31 Dec 2023

Application

Confirmed

$2,000,000

Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support

Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

10 Jan 2024

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates in Biological Sciences (RaMP)

Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

24 Jan 2024

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

31 Jan 2024

Full Proposal

Anticipated

$50,000

Grants

American Wildlife Conservation Foundation

1 Feb 2024

Application

Anticipated

$6,000

Growing Convergence Research (GCR)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

6 Feb 2024

Full Proposal

Anticipated

$3,600,000

Oceanographic Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination (OTIC) Program

Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

15 Feb 2024

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Biology Integration Institutes (BII)

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

21 Feb 2024

Full Proposal

Anticipated

See record

Biodiversity on a Changing Planet (BoCP)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

21 Mar 2024

Full Proposal

Confirmed

$2,500,000

Unsolicited research programme

The Water Research Foundation

31 Mar 2024

Preliminary Proposal

Anticipated

$175,000

Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology Development Initiative

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium (Mote)

7 Apr 2024

Application

Anticipated

$500,000

National Coastal Resilience Fund

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

12 Apr 2024

Preliminary Proposal

Anticipated

See record

America the Beautiful Challenge

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

20 Apr 2024

Preliminary Proposal

Anticipated

$5,000,000

National Estuary Program (NEP) Coastal Watersheds Grant Program

Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE)

5 May 2024

Letter of Intent

Anticipated

$250,000

Hurricane Response Marine Debris Removal Fund

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

29 Jun 2024

Full Proposal

Anticipated

See record

Southeast Aquatics

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

18 Jul 2024

Full Proposal

Anticipated

$450,000

Building Synthetic Microbial Communities for Biology, Mitigating Climate Change, Sustainability, and Biotechnology (Synthetic Communities)

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

1 Aug 2024

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

FY2021 to FY2024 NOAA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

United States Department of Commerce (DOC)

30 Sep 2024

Application

Confirmed

See record

Ongoing and Continuous Opportunities Listed by Name

 

 

Biological Oceanograhy (BioOce)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Catalysis

Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET)

Directorate for Engineering (ENG)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Civil Infrastructure Systems (CIS) 
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Climate and Large-Scale Dynamics
National Science Foundation (NSF)

Ongoing

See  record

Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants

Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF)

Ongoing

$50,000

Collections in Support of Biological Research (CSBR)

Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Coastal Management Fellowship

Office for Coastal Management

National Ocean Service (NOS)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

United States Department of Commerce (DOC)

To Be Announced

$34,000

Community Requests
The Coca-Cola Company

Continuous
Application
Confirmed

See  record

Critical Aspects of Sustainability

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Discretionary Fund, Technical Assistance, and Travel Assistance

Southern Partners Fund

Continuous

Application

Confirmed

Limited submission

$1,500

Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB)

Division of Environmental Biology (DEB)

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

$100,000,000

Earth Sciences: Instrumentation and Facilities (EAR/IF)

Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

$1,000,000

Engineering for Civil Infrastructure (ECI) 
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)

Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed

See  record

Engineering of Biomedical Systems

Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Application

Confirmed

See record

Environmental Engineering

Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Environmental Grants and Supports – World Trout Grants Program

Patagonia, Inc.

Continuous

Application

Confirmed

$20,000

Environmental Sustainability

Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET)

Directorate for Engineering (ENG)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities (EPS-WO)

Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)

Office of Integrative Activities (OIA)

Office of the Director (OD)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

$100,000

Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) and Research Opportunity Awards (ROA)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Fishing for Energy (FfE)

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

Unknown

$150,000

Fisheries Innovation Fund

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

To Be Announced

$100,000

Geobiology and Low-Temperature Geochemistry (GG)

Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Geomorphology and Land-Use Dynamics (GLD)

Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Grants

Sea Pact

Continuous

Letter of Inquiry

Confirmed

See record

Gulf Coast Conservation Grants Program (GCCGP)

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

To be announced

Full Proposal

Anticipated

$250,000

Humans, Disasters, and the Built Environment
National Science Foundation (NSF)

Ongoing

See  record

Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards (HEGS-DDRI)

Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)

Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

$20,000

Hydrologic Sciences
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) 

Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)

Continuous
Full Proposal
Confirmed

$700,000

Improvements to Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

$4,200,000

Infrastructure Capacity for Biology (ICB)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

$1,200,000

Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation)

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Innovation Corps – National Innovation Network Teams Program (I-CorpsTM Teams)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

$12,750,000

Innovation: Research Methods

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Instrument Capacity for Biological Research (ICBR)

Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Julian Simon Fellowships

Property and Environment Research Center (PERC)

Continuous

Application

Confirmed

See record

Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

$600,000

National Fish Habitat Action Plan

United States Department of the Interior (DOI)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Varies

Application

Confirmed

$900,000

NSF Directorate for Engineering – UKRI Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Lead Agency Opportunity

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Ocean Drilling (OD)

Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Open Innovation

Unilever

Continuous

Submission/Entry

Confirmed

See record

Pathways into the Earth, Ocean, Polar and Atmospheric & Geospace Sciences (GEOPAths)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Paleoclimate

Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Rapid Ocean Conservation (ROC) Grants Program (ROC Small Grants)

Waitt Foundation

Continuous

Proposals

Confirmed

$20,000

Rapid Response Facility

Fauna & Flora International (FFI)

Continuous

Application

Confirmed

$40,000

Re-entry to Active Research Program (RARE)

Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET)

Directorate for Engineering (ENG)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Proposal

Confirmed

$300,000

Research Coordination Networks (RCN)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

Varies

Full Proposal

Confirmed

$500,000

Research in the Formation of Engineers

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Resilient Communities Program

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

To Be Announced

$500,000

Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program

United States Department of the Interior (DOI)

National Parks Service (NPS)

Continuous

Application

Confirmed

See record

Sedimentary Geology and Paleobiology (SGP)

Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Continuous

Full Proposal

Confirmed

$1,000,000

 

Awards

Listed by Date

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Fish Culture Section award of excellence

American Fisheries Society (AFS)

Continuous

Application

Confirmed

See record

Kenneth M. Childs, Jr. Practitioner’s Award

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Continuous

See record

National Science Board Science and Society Award

National Science Board (NSB)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

13 Sep 2023

Nomination

Anticipated

See record

Alan T. Waterman Award

National Science Board (NSB)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

16 Sep 2023

Nomination

Anticipated

$1,000,000

Pioneers in groundwater award

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

1 Oct 2023

Application

Anticipated

See record

Royce J Tipton award

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

1 Oct 2023

Application

Anticipated

See record

Ven Te Chow award

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

1 Oct 2023

Nomination

Anticipated

See record

Vannevar Bush Award

National Science Board (NSB)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

6 Oct 2023

Nomination

Anticipated

See record

WateReuse Awards for Excellence

WateReuse Association (WateReuse)

14 Oct 2023

Self-Nomination and Nomination

Anticipated

See record

Awards

Ecological Society of America (ESA)

20 Oct 2023

Nomination

Anticipated

$2,000

Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW)

Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW)

31 Dec 2023

Self-Nomination and Nomination

Anticipated

$266,000

Project Excellence Award

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

1 Mar 2024

Application

Confirmed

See record

Environmental Quality Research Award

American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

9 Mar 2024

Nomination

Anticipated

$2,000

National Medal of Science

National Science Board (NSB)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

26 May 2024

Nomination

Anticipated

See record

King Hassan II great world water prize

World Water Council

31 Dec 2024

Nomination

Anticipated

$500,000

Global Awards – Rachel Carson Award

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

7 Apr 2025

Nomination

Anticipated

See record

 

Scholarships and Other Student Opportunities

Listed by Date

 

 

Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program

Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF)

To be announced

Application

Anticipated

TBA

NERC Advanced Training Short Courses and Master’s Courses at the Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum

Varies

Application

Confirmed

See record

Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Stockholm Water Foundation

Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)

Continuous

Application

$15,000

Academic Achievement Awards

American Water Works Association (AWWA)

1 Oct 2023

Submission/Entry

Confirmed

$3,000

Julian Hinds Award

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

1 Oct 2023

Application

Confirmed

See record

Samuel Arnold Greeley award

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

1 Oct 2023

Application

Anticipated

See record

Call for code global challenge

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

31 Oct 2023

Submission/Entry

Anticipated

$200,000

American Fellowships: Dissertation Fellowships

American Association of University Women (AAUW)

1 Nov 2023

Application

Anticipated

$25,000

Ocean Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (OCE-PRF)

Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE)

Directorate for Geosciences (GEO)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

10 Nov 2023

Full Proposal

Confirmed

See record

Edward D. and Sally M. Futch Graduate Fellowship

Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research (IWWR)

Ducks Unlimited

18 Nov 2023

Application

Anticipated

$9,500

Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Foundation Wetlands and Waterfowl Research Fellowship

Ducks Unlimited

19 Nov 2023

Application

Anticipated

$9,500

AWWA Scholarships

American Water Works Association (AWWA)

20 Dec 2023

Application

Anticipated

$30,000

AECOM scholarship

American Water Works Association (AWWA)

20 Dec 2023

Application

Anticipated

$5,000

Carollo Engineers Bryant L Bench scholarship

American Water Works Association (AWWA)

20 Dec 2023

Application

Anticipated

$10,000

Gannett Fleming forces of change scholarship

American Water Works Association (AWWA)

20 Dec 2023

Application

Anticipated

$5,000

HDR One Water Institute scholarship

American Water Works Association (AWWA)

20 Dec 2023

Application

Anticipated

$10,000

National Fellowships Program

Sigma Delta Epsilon/Graduate Women in Science, Inc. (SDE/GWIS)

9 Jan 2024

Application

Anticipated

$10,000

Boyd N. Lyon Scholarship

The Ocean Foundation

15 Jan 2024

Application

Anticipated

$2,500

The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies

Garden Club of America (GCA)

15 Jan 2024

Application

Anticipated

$5,000

EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program

Office of Education

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

United States Department of Commerce (DOC)

31 Jan 2024

Application

Anticipated

$45,000

Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

United States Department of Commerce (DOC)

31 Jan 2024

Application

Anticipated

$9,500

Grants

American Wildlife Conservation Foundation

1 Feb 2024

Application

Anticipated

$6,000

Steven Berkeley Marine Conservation Fellowship

American Fisheries Society (AFS)

1 Feb 2024

Application

Anticipated

$15,000

The Mary T. Carothers Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship

Garden Club of America (GCA)

5 Feb 2024

Application

Anticipated

$3,000

Environmental Quality Research Award

American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

9 Mar 2024

Nomination

Anticipated

$2,000

WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship

Water Environment Federation (WEF)

31 Mar 2024

Application

Anticipated

$25,000

J. Frances Allen Scholarship Award

American Fisheries Society (AFS)

1 Apr 2024

Application

Anticipated

$2,500

Level I Funding

National Geographic Society

11 Apr 2024

Application

Confirmed

$20,000

Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology

Simons Foundation

5 May 2024

Application

Anticipated

$235,000

AMS Graduate Fellowship in the History of Science

American Meteorological Society (AMS)

26 May 2024

Application

Anticipated

$20,000

Fellowship Program

National Water Research Institute (NWRI)

31 May 2024

Application

Anticipated

$10,000

USGIF Scholarships

United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)

31 May 2024

Application

Anticipated

See record

Soil and Water Conservation Scholarship

Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

1 Jun 2024

Self-Nomination and Nomination

Anticipated

$3,500