Conservation Research and Development

Department of Energy – To conduct a balanced, long-term research effort in Buildings Technologies, Industrial Technologies, Freedom Car and Transportation Technologies and Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Infrastructure Technologies. Grants will be offered o…

Biomass Research and Development Initiative Competitive Grants Program (BRDI)

Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service – To carry out research on and development and demonstration of (A) biofuels and biobased products; and (B) the methods, practices, and technologies, for the production of biofuels and bio…

Water Desalination Research and Development Program

Bureau of Reclamation – The Water Desalination Act of 1996 is based on the fundamental need in the United States and world-wide for additional sources of high quality water. Therefore, the primary objective of the program is to develop more cost-eff…

Railroad Research and Development

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) – To foster long-range enhancement of the Federal Railroad Administration’s program of research in support of rail safety by developing cooperative research relationships between the Administration and universit…

Small Business Innovation Research

Cooperative State Research, Education, And Extension Service – To stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small businesses in meeting Federal research and development needs, increase private sector commercial…