The following list of water-related funding opportunities offered through various organizations and agencies is compiled and distributed monthly by the Auburn University Water Resources Center (AUWRC). An updated list is also available online.
Opportunities are listed chronologically by deadline with new opportunities highlighted yellow and ongoing, continuous, or TBA listed alphabetically.
Contact wrc@auburn.edu for connections with potential collaborators or for suggested additions to this list. *Please read the solicitations thoroughly and consult the AU Office of Sponsored Programs for details. Note that there may be limited applications through the University and internal application deadlines. Some programs are limited.
Updated December 11, 2020
| Title | Deadline | Funding Limit (USD) |
| Listed by Date | ||
| Climate Program Office FY 2021 United States Department of Commerce (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | 30 Dec 2020 Full Application Confirmed | $300,000 |
| Implementation of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) | 31 Dec 2020 Full Proposal Confirmed | $6,000,000 |
| Solid Waste Management Program Rural Utilities Service (RUS) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | 31 Dec 2020 Application Confirmed | $1,000,000 |
| Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet) National Science Foundation (NSF) | 4 Jan 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed | $10,000,000 |
| National Priorities: Evaluation of Pollutants in Biosolids Office of Research and Development (ORD) United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | 5 Jan 2021 Application Confirmed | $1,498,000 |
| Viral Pathogen and Surrogate Approaches for Assessing Treatment Performance in Water Reuse United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | 6 Jan 2021 Application Confirmed | $1,240,000 |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Sustainable Agricultural Systems National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | 7 Jan 2021 Letter of Intent Confirmed | $1,000,000 |
| Sustainable Regional Systems Research Networks National Science Foundation (NSF) | 11 Jan 2021 Application Confirmed | See record |
| Deployment of Innovative Water Technologies for Very Small Drinking Water Systems, Areas Served by Private Wells and Source Waters United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | 12 Jan 2021 Application Confirmed | $1,000,000 |
| Biology Integration Institutes National Science Foundation (NSF) | 13 Jan 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed | $15,000,000 |
| On-the-Ground Programs: Matching Awards Program (MAP) National Forest Foundation (NFF) | 13 Jan 2021 Application Confirmed | See record |
| ecoSolution Grants Captain Planet Foundation | 15 Jan 2021 Application Confirmed | $2,500 |
| Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Statistics and Surveys – R&D, U.S. S&T Competitiveness, STEM Education, S&T Workforce National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) National Science Foundation (NSF) | 15 Jan 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed | $750,000 |
| Wildfire Risk Reduction/ Wildfire Response United States Forest Service (USFS) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | 15 Jan 2021 Application Confirmed | $150,000 |
| Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants Program (BRAG) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | 21 Jan 2021 Letter of Intent Confirmed | $500,000 |
| Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley Restoration Fund National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) | 23 Jan 2021 Full Proposal Anticipated | $500,000 |
| Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | 26 Jan 2021 Application Confirmed | See record |
| Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) | 28 Jan 2021 Full Proposal Anticipated | $50,000 |
| Conservation Research Grants Program North American Native Fishes Association (NANFA) | 31 Jan 2021 Application Anticipated | $1,000 |
| Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) | 1 Feb 2021 Application Confirmed | $9,500 |
| EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program Office of Education National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) | 1 Feb 2021 Application Confirmed | $45,000 |
| Mississippi River Grants McKnight Foundation | 1 Feb 2021 Letter of Inquiry Anticipated | Not specified |
| Longleaf Stewardship Fund National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) | 4 Feb 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed | $300,000 |
| Secondary Agriculture Education Challenge Grant Program National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | 4 Feb 2021 Application Confirmed | $300,000 |
| Broad Agency Announcement United States Department of Defense (DOD) Department of the Army U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) | 5 Feb 2021 Preliminary Proposal Confirmed | See record |
| The Elizabeth Gardner Norweb Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship Garden Club of America (GCA) | 5 Feb 2021 Application Anticipated | $3,000 |
| Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) Office of Global Programs (OGP) Office Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) | 8 Feb 2021 Application Confirmed | $700,000 |
| Annual P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition Focusing on People, Prosperity, and the Planet National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) Office of Research and Development (ORD) United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA | 9 Feb 2021 Application Confirmed | $100,000 |
| Science of Science: Discovery, Communication, and Impact National Science Foundation (NSF) | 9 Feb 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed | See record |
| Science of Science – Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (SOS DDRIG) Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) National Science Foundation (NSF) | 10 Feb 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed | $100,000 |
| Environmental Convergence Opportunities in Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (ECO-CBET) National Science Foundation (NSF) | 11 Feb 2021 Preliminary Proposal Confirmed | See record |
| Environmental Convergence Opportunities in Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems National Science Foundation (NSF) | 12 Feb 2021 Preliminary Proposal Confirmed | $8,500,000 |
| National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Land Acquisition and Construction Program National Ocean Service (NOS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) | 12 Feb 2021 Application Confirmed | $1,000,000 |
| Training and Technical Assistance to Improve Water Quality and Enable Small Public Water Systems to Provide Safe Drinking Water Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW) Office of Water (OW) United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA | 12 Feb 2021 Application Confirmed | See record |
| Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grants Richard Gilder Graduate School American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) | 16 Feb 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed | $3,500 |
| Resilient Communities Program National Fish and Wildlife Program (NFWF) | 18 Feb 2021 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated | $500,000 |
| Cumberland Plateau Stewardship Fund National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) | 18 Feb 2021 Full Proposal Anticipated | $250,000 |
| National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program (NRT) National Science Foundation (NRT) | 25 Feb 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed | $3,000,000 |
| EHR Core Research (ECR): Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER) National Science Foundation (NSF) | 26 Feb 2021 Application Confirmed | $1,000,000 |
| Gulf of Mexico Bay Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) | 26 Feb 2021 Application Confirmed | $100,000 |
| Ocean Health Grants 11th Hour Racing | 1 Mar 2021 Application Anticipated | $100,000 |
| Research Coordination Networks (RCN) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) National Science Foundation (NSF) | 3 Mar 2021 Full Proposal Anticipated | $500,000 |
| Coral Reef Conservation Fund National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) | 17 Mar 2021 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated | $250,000 |
| Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program National Institute of Food Agriculture (NIFA) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | 18 Mar 2021 Application Confirmed | See record |
| Fishing for Energy (FfE) National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) | 31 Mar 2021 Full Proposal Anticipated | $300,000 |
| Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | 8 Apr 2021 Application Confirmed | See record |
| National Coastal Resilience Fund National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) | 8 Apr 2021 Full Proposal Anticipated | $125,000 |
| Acres for America National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) | 15 Apr 2021 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated | See record |
| Graduate Student Grants in Sustainable Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Southern Region SARE (S-SARE) | 1 May 2021 Proposals Anticipated | $16,500 |
| AGCO National Student Design Competition American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) | 15 May 2021 Application Anticipated | $1,250 |
| Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program (MSP) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | 17 May 2021 Application Confirmed | See record |
| Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Grant Program Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission | 29 May 2021 Submission/ Entry Anticipated | $375,000 |
| Bring Back the Natives National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) | 4 Jun 2021 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated | $100,000 |
| Research and Education Grant Call for Proposals United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Southern Region SARE (S-SARE) | 5 Jun 2021 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated | $400,000 |
| Field Research Grants Earthwatch Institute | 7 Jun 2021 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated | $80,000 |
| Request for Proposals: Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry Earthwatch Institute | 9 Jun 2021 Preliminary Proposal Anticipated | $80,000 |
| Turfgrass and Environmental Research Call for Proposals United States Golf Association (USGA) | 26 Jun 2021 Full Proposal Anticipated | See record |
| National Wildlife Refuge Friends Grant Program National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) | 30 Jun 2021 Full Proposal Anticipated | $15,000 |
| Fisheries Innovation Fund – Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) | 1 Jul 2021 Full Proposal Anticipated | $500,000 |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Foundational and Applied Science Program National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | 20 Jul 2021 Application Anticipated | See record |
| Southeast Aquatics National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) | 23 Jul 2021 Full Proposal Anticipated | $350,000 |
| Coastlines and People (CoPe) National Science Foundation (NSF) | 10 Aug 2021 Letter of Intent Confirmed | $29,500,000 |
| Internship Opportunities United States Agency for International Development (USAID) | 18 Aug 2021 Application Anticipated | See record |
| Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU): Sites and Supplements National Science Foundation (NSF) | 25 Aug 2021 Full Proposal Confirmed | $600,000 |
| Coral Special Topics Request for Proposals National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) | 1 Sep 2021 Application Anticipated | $300,000 |
| Candidate Species Conservation Fund U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) | 30 Sep 2021 Application Confirmed | $500,000 |
| Coastal Program U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) | 30 Sep 2021 Application Confirmed | $500,000 |
| Endangered Species Recovery Implementation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) | 30 Sep 2021 Application Confirmed | $2,000,000 |
| National Sea Grant College Program 2020-2021 Special Projects Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) United States Department of Commerce (DOC) | 30 Sep 2021 Application Confirmed | $4,000,000 |
| Partners for Fish and Wildlife U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) United States Department of the Interior (DOI) | 30 Sep 2021 Application Confirmed | $750,000 |
| Advancing Digitizing of Biodiversity Collections (ADBC) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) National Science Foundation (NSF) | 8 Oct 2021 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) | 17 Jan 2022 Application Anticipated | $34,000 |
| FY2021 to 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 |
Ongoing and Continuous Opportunities Listed by Name | ||
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Foundational and Applied Science Program United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) | Varies Application Confirmed | See record |
| Biological Oceanography Program Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) 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 |
| 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 |
| Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) | To be announced Application Anticipated | TBA |
| 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 |
| Environmental Grants and Supports – World Trout Grants Program Patagonia, Inc. | Continuous Application Confirmed | $20,000 |
| Fisheries Innovation Fund National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) | To be announced Full Proposal Anticipated | $100,000 |
| Fund for Environmental Journalism Grants Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) | Continuous Application Confirmed | $5,000 |
| Grants Sea Pact | Continuous Letter of Inquiry Confirmed | See record |
| Grassroots Grants Program BoatU.S. – Boat Owners Association of the United States | Continuous Letter of Intent Confirmed | $10,000 |
| 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 |
| Hydrologic Sciences National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Geosciences (GEO), Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) | Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed | $1,000,000 |
| 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 |
| Innovation Corps – National Innovation Network Teams Program (I-CorpsTM Teams) National Science Foundation (NSF) | Continuous Full Proposal Confirmed | $12,750,000 |
| 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 |
| NERC Advanced Training Short Courses and Master’s Courses at the Natural History Museum Natural History Museum | Varies Application Confirmed | See record |
| Open Innovation Unilever | Continuous Submission/Entry Confirmed | See record |
| Paleoclimate National Science Foundation (NSF) | Ongoing | See record |
| Rapid Ocean Conservation (ROC) Grants Program (ROC Small Grants) Waitt Foundation | Continuous Proposals Confirmed | $20,000 |
| Research Coordination Networks (RCN) National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) | Varies Full Proposal Confirmed | $500,000 |
| Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program United States Department of the Interior (DOI) National Parks Service (NPS) | Continuous Application Confirmed | See record |