Who funds water resources research?

We count 52 funded water resources projects, active between 2022 and 2031, from 5 funders. The most came from EU · Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (11 projects), NSF · GEO (10 projects) and EU · MSCA (9 projects). The median award is $975K, across the 52 of 52 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

52

Funders

5

Median award

$975K

Open calls now

2

Top funders of water resources research

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

Open water resources funding calls

2 open calls mention water resources today.

• WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT PROGRAM NATIONAL COMPETITIVE GRANTS FY2026 (104g General)
  Geological SurveyUp to $120,000Deadline: November 12, 2026 ·
• WaterSMART Enhancing Water Resources Projects
  Bureau of Reclamation$50,000 – $3,000,000Deadline: September 8, 2027 ·

Funded water resources projects

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

• Demand for renewable energy is increasing, and the southeastern united states is expected to play a major role in supplying woody biomass…
  USDA · $649,977 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Understanding Soil Moisture Variability
  NSF · GEO · $1,182,557 · ends 2031
• NSF-SNSF: Geochemical Signatures of Water Stress
  NSF · GEO · $400,000 · ends 2030
• CAREER: Assessing Responses of Precipitation Extremes to Anthropogenic Emission Changes
  NSF · GEO · $871,505 · ends 2030
• MRI: Track 2 Acquisition of X-ray Microscopy System for in situ Measurements of Submicrometer-scale Features Across Diverse Materials
  NSF · ENG · $2,973,872 · ends 2029
• E-RISE RII: Forest Research for New Mexico Water and Carbon Management
  NSF · Office of the Director · $7,000,000 · ends 2029
• In semi-arid regions, achieving sustainable agricultural productivity hinges on improving water use efficiency and conserving scarce water…
  USDA · $300,000 · ends 2029
• Collaborative Research: IRES: Partnerships Along the Headwaters of the Americas for Young Scientists Program
  NSF · Office of the Director · $224,879 · ends 2028
• EAGER: Harnessing the power of AI edge computing for near real-time flux tower analysis
  NSF · BIO · $294,580 · ends 2028
• This project aims to optimize and further scale up an in-line flow-through and chemical-free uv treatment train towards commercializingpfas…
  USDA · $650,000 · 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 “water resources”. 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.