Funding Opportunities
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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 September 15, 2025
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Rapid Response Fund for Aquatic Invasive Species U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) |
30 Sep 2025 Application Confirmed |
$960,000 |
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Paleo Perspectives on Present and Projected Climate (P4CLIMATE) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
20 Oct 2025 Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
30 Jan 2026 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$60,000 |
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The Water Research Foundation |
28 Mar 2026 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated |
$175,000 |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
10 Sep 2025 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated |
$1,500,000 |
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Fisheries Innovation Fund: Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program |
2 Oct 2025 Full Proposal Anticipated |
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Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP) |
1 Nov 2025 Concept Paper Anticipated |
$1,000,000 |
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Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
5 Feb 2026 Full Proposal Anticipated |
$3,000,000 |
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4 Apr 2026 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated |
$5,000,000 |
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National Coastal Resilience Fund National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
6 May 2026 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated |
See record |
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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) |
22 May 2026 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated |
$4,000,000 |
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FY 2024 – 2026 – Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
30 Sep 2026 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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FY 2024 – 2026 – Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Office of Education Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
30 Sep 2026 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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FY 2024 – 2026 – Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Announcement Type: Initial National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC)
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30 Sep 2026
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See record |
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FY 2024 – 2026 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), National Marine Fisheries Service United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
30 Sep 2026 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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FY 2024 – 2026 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
30 Sep 2026 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) |
7 Mar 2029 Application Confirmed |
See record |
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Ongoing and Continuous Opportunities Listed by Name |
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Biological Oceanograhy (BioOce) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) |
Ongoing |
$50,000 |
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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 |
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Cost-effective perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances mitigation strategies for communities The Water Research Foundation |
To Be Announced |
See record |
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Critical Aspects of Sustainability National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Engineering Design and System Engineering (EDSE) Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Directorate for Engineering (ENG) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Application Confirmed |
See record |
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Engineering for Civil Infrastructure (ECI) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Environmental Grants and Supports – World Trout Grants Program Patagonia, Inc. |
Continuous Application Confirmed |
$20,000 |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities 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 |
See record |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) |
Continuous |
$500,000 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Infrastructure Capacity for Biology (ICB) National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
$1,200,000 |
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Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Innovation Corps – National Innovation Network Teams Program (I-CorpsTM Teams) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
$12,750,000 |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB) National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
$600,000 |
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Opportunities for Promoting Understanding Through Synthesis (OPUS) Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous |
$3,000,000 |
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Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs Economic Development Administration (EDA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) |
Continuous Application Confirmed |
$2,000,000 |
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Rapid Ocean Conservation (ROC) Grants Program (ROC Small Grants) Waitt Foundation |
Continuous Proposals Confirmed |
$20,000 |
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Fauna & Flora International (FFI) |
Continuous Application Confirmed |
$40,000 |
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Research in the Formation of Engineers National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Awards Listed by Date Nominate yourself or a deserving colleague for recognition from these entities.
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Fish Culture Section award of excellence American Fisheries Society (AFS) |
Continuous Application Confirmed |
See record |
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Kenneth M. Childs, Jr. Practitioner’s Award American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) |
Continuous Application Confirmed |
See record |
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WateReuse Awards for Excellence WateReuse Association (WateReuse) |
2 Oct 2025 Self-Nomination and Nomination Anticipated |
See record |
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Bruce Gardner Memorial Prize for Applied Policy Analysis Award Agricultural & Applied Economics Association |
5 Feb 2026 Nomination Anticipated |
$1,500 |
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Agilent Early Career Professor Award Agilent Technologies |
23 Feb 2026 Self-Nomination and Nomination Anticipated |
$120,000 |
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Society of American Foresters (SAF) |
1 Mar 2026 Nomination Anticipated |
$1,500 |
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Nature Awards Inspiring Women in Science Nature Publishing Group (NPG) |
9 Apr 2026 Submission/ Entry Anticipated |
$50,000 |
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VinFuture Foundation |
17 Apr 2026 Nomination Anticipated |
$3,000,000 |
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Scholarships and Other Student Opportunities Listed by Date |
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National Science Foundation (NSF) |
Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed |
See record |
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Falling Walls Foundation |
Continuous Application |
See record |
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Research Concept Open Opportunity Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) |
Continuous Application |
See record |
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Stockholm Water Foundation Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) |
Continuous Application |
$15,000 |
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American Water Works Association (AWWA) |
1 Oct 2025 Submission/Entry Anticipated |
$3,000 |
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American Water Works Association (AWWA) |
19 Dec 2025 Application Anticipated |
$30,000 |
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The Garden Club of America Award in Coastal Wetlands Studies Garden Club of America (GCA) |
15 Jan 2026 Application Anticipated |
$5,000 |
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ASLA Council of Fellows Scholarships Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) |
1 Feb 2026 Application Anticipated |
$10,000 |
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