Who funds water treatment research?

We count 115 funded water treatment projects, active between 2022 and 2033, from 8 funders. The most came from EU · MSCA (30 projects), NSF · ENG (12 projects) and EU · Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (11 projects). The median award is $650K, across the 112 of 115 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

115

Funders

8

Median award

$650K

Open calls now

3

Top funders of water treatment research

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

Open water treatment funding calls

3 open calls mention water treatment today.

• Separations and Water Treatment
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Water Treatment, Resilience, and Sanitation
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• Deploying innovative wastewater management, treatment and valorisation solutions in European cities and regions in the context of climate change
  European Commission · Horizon Europe · EU MissionsUp to €9,500,000Deadline: September 22, 2027 ·

Funded water treatment projects

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

• Cryptosporidium hatching: unzipping the suture at the perfect time
  Wellcome · £3,085,243 · ends 2033
• CAREER: Mechanism-Driven Machine Learning for Water and Wastewater Treatment
  NSF · ENG · $550,000 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Atomistic-Scale Investigation of How Chemical and Physical Heterogeneities Govern Ion-Selective Transport in Metal-Organic Framework Membranes
  NSF · ENG · $548,900 · ends 2031
• The development, evolution, and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest threats to the future of human health
  USDA · $980,000 · ends 2031
• CAREER: Unraveling Membrane Fouling Mechanisms in Wildfire-Impacted Water Treatments
  NSF · ENG · $576,712 · ends 2031
• Examining pathways of PFAS exposure and their impacts on hyperlipidemia in a rural community impacted by land spreading
  NIH · NIEHS · $3,343,688 · ends 2030
• Freshwater is a critical resource for agriculture, accounting for nearly 80% of water use in the united states
  USDA · $800,000 · ends 2030
• Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for food production, but its mismanagement creates serious environmental and economic challenges
  USDA · $650,000 · 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
• CyberAI Innovation: Securing the Engineering Enterprise through AI-integrated Operational Technology Systems Cybersecurity Education
  NSF · EDU · $500,000 · ends 2029

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 treatment or wastewater”. 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.