Who funds sanitation research?

We count 194 funded sanitation projects, active between 2015 and 2033, from 8 funders. The most came from Gates Foundation (169 projects), Wellcome (8 projects) and EU · MSCA (4 projects). The median award is $1M, across the 194 of 194 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

194

Funders

8

Median award

$1M

Open calls now

1

Top funders of sanitation research

Projects whose title or summary mentions sanitation. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open sanitation funding calls

1 open call mentions sanitation today.

• Water Treatment, Resilience, and Sanitation
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·

Funded sanitation projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• Identification of Semiochemicals for the Effective and Environmentally Friendly Control of Filth Flies, Vectors of Multi-Pathogens Impacting Humans
  Wellcome · £1,728,500 · ends 2033
• Fy24 congressionally directed spending project county sanitation district no
  DOE · $2,500,000 · ends 2030
• This project aims to improve the safety and sustainability of postharvest washing of leafy greens such as romaine lettuce and spinach by…
  USDA · $728,000 · ends 2030
• Situating Science Learning on Alternative Sanitation Solutions in Breweries to Increase Public Participation in Decision-making Related to Wastewater Systems
  NSF · EDU · $1,196,281 · ends 2029
• International Water Association — Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
  Gates Foundation · $995,088 · ends 2029
• London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine — Agricultural Development
  Gates Foundation · $7,000,000 · ends 2029
• Cranfield University — Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
  Gates Foundation · $7,367,431 · ends 2029
• AQUAROAD: Advancing Groundwater Quality in the Global South: Geochemical Processes, Remediation, Optimisation & Co-Designed Decision-Making Frameworks
  UKRI · UKRI FLF · £1,775,527 · ends 2028
• Metropolitan Modernism, Venereal Disease and Social Hygiene, 1899-1945
  Wellcome · £95,026 · ends 2028
• Foodborne illnesses affect millions of americans each year and cost the u.s
  USDA · $290,238 · ends 2028

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “sanitation or hygiene”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.