This page highlights information on funding for various types of projects affecting water. More information on funding programs from specific Federal agencies is available on the menu to the right.
Funding
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
Locate funding resources government-wide by searching using the phrase "water quality" or another term. Also see the "Agriculture," "Environmental Quality," "Natural Resources" and other categories at Grants.gov.
Research and Financial Services in Planning, Environment and Realty
Federal Highway Administration.
FHWA "research activities support program and policy objectives that...address improvements to the quality of the natural environment by reducing highway-related pollution and by protecting and enhancing ecosystems."
Plans, Awards, and Funding
American Water Works Association Research Foundation.
Provides funds for applied research needed by the drinking water community.
Watershed Resource Directory
Boise State University. Environmental Finance Center.
On-line, searchable database with federal, state, private, and other watershed restoration funding information.
Foundations Providing Grants for Environmental Purposes
Committee for the National Institute for the Environment.
This list includes primarily U.S. grantmaking foundations. See also find CNIE's Grants Information on the World Wide Web.
Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Funds local governments and planning districts, on a competitive grants program basis, for projects intended to provide for local Bay Act Program development and implementation.
Funding Search
Red Lodge Clearinghouse.
A database to find funding for collaborative natural resources projects in the western United States.
Funding and Fellowships
National Sea Grant.
Provides information on funding opportunities which are offered primarily through its 30 state Sea Grant programs.
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Provides information on water-related funding sources. NFWF's grant programs include challenge grants designed to conserve fish, wildlife, and plant resources. All grants require matching funds.
Active Funding Opportunities
National Science Foundation.
Provides funding opportunities, grants, program information, and solicitations.
State Environmental Agencies
Environmental Protection Agency.
Provides funding opportunities, grants, program information, and solicitations.
Funding
Water Environment Research Foundation.
Awards funding through a competitive program in a variety of areas.
Water Quality: A Catalog of Related Federal Programs (PDF | 309KB)
Government Accountability Office.
Lists and evaluates federal programs that assist states, municipalities, individuals, and other entities in protecting water and groundwater resources (GAO Report RCED-96-173; Jun 19, 1996).
Water Sanitation and Health Requests for Proposals
World Health Organization.
Contains a listing of current requests for proposals for projects related to water, sanitation, and hygiene.