Funding and Investment

Funding Updates

There are currently no open RFPs for Clarkson University and SUNY ESF researchers. 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

Outside Funding

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Biological and Environmental Research (BER) – Environmental System Science (ESS)
The ESS program aims to advance an integrated, robust, and scale-aware predictive understanding of terrestrial systems and their interdependent microbial, biogeochemical, ecological, hydrological, and physical processes.

Deadline for Pre-Applications (required): December 11, 2024; 5:00 pm ET
Deadline for Proposals: March 13, 2025; 11:59 pm ET

Water Quality Research Foundation Research Grant Program
Invite to researchers to submit concept papers on the efficacy of point-of-use (POU) and point-of-entry (POE) drinking water treatment technologies in real-world settings.

Submission Deadline: December 20, 2024, by 11:00 AM Central Time.
Award Notification: Between March 31, 2025, and April 30, 2025.

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.

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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. Through this Request for Proposals (hereinafter referred to as “RFP”) process and funding, Clarkson and ESF faculty, staff, and students seek 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. To meet these goals, the CoE is seeking concise proposals from Clarkson and ESF faculty for funding in the categories outlined in this Request for Proposals.

Research Seed
Concept Commercialization/Implementation
Education and Outreach

Open Date: Jul 12, 2024 - Close date: Jun 14, 2025

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