Funding and Investment

Funding Updates

RFP-20250512 closed on June 6, 2025 for Clarkson and ESF faculty proposals.

If you are from an organization, agency, or institution outside of Clarkson/ESF, and would like to collaborate with us, we want to hear from you.

Our Strategy

Investing in Transformative Water Projects

The Center, since its inception in 2019, has funded projects through research seed grants, concept commercialization and implementation grants, and education and outreach grants to faculty at Clarkson University and SUNY ESF.

With interdisciplinary expertise between Clarkson University and SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry (ESF), along with hands-on research facilities in New York, Clarkson University and SUNY (ESF) collaborate with industry, stakeholders, and other external partners to address technological, economic and workforce development needs.

Through the Center’s internal grants, we offer innovative and practical solutions to current and future problems related to the quality, safety and resilience of water resources in New York State and beyond.

Funding Opportunities

CoE Funding for Project Proposals from Clarkson and ESF Faculty

The vision of the New York State Center of Excellence in Healthy Water Solutions at Clarkson University and SUNY ESF (CoE) is to ensure a healthy and sustainable future through the protection and conservation of water resources. Our mission is to generate solutions that help protect and improve waters for sustainable natural environments, healthy populations, resilient communities and sound economies. A key requirement for the CoE is to demonstrate an ability to support economic development in New York State. The CoE is growing a portfolio of projects that demonstrate the benefits of the CoE to the state in terms of answering critical water science questions while boosting employment, workforce training, or developing new technologies that can be commercialized.

Please check back for details on our next Request for Proposals to strengthen existing partnerships and forge new collaborations with private industry, consultants/engineers, water districts, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, government agencies, policy-makers, and local stakeholders.

Active Requests for Proposals

RFP-2025-11-07-TEST

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Open Date: Nov 1, 2025 - Close date: Nov 30, 2025

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External Funding Opportunities

SERDP FY 2027 Solicitation

The SERDP FY 2027 solicitation was released November 14, 2025. Researchers from federal organizations, universities, and private industry can apply for SERDP funding via the appropriate solicitation below. All submissions must be in response to a Statement of Need (SON) associated with the solicitation. Pre-proposals are due January 13, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.