The New York State Center of Excellence in Healthy Water Solutions at Clarkson University and SUNY ESF (CoE) seeks to deliver synergistic problem-solving on the wide-range of water issues impacting New York State.
The CoE is growing a portfolio of projects which answer critical water science questions while boosting employment, workforce training, or developing new technologies that can be commercialized. A key requirement for the CoE is to demonstrate an ability to support economic development in New York.
The CoE invites concise proposals from Clarkson faculty for funding in the categories below.
RESEARCH SEED GRANTS
Seed funding can be used to support novel applied research concepts, but it can also be used for development of plans to support commercialization of a technology.
CONCEPT COMMERCIALIZATION / IMPLEMENTATION
A primary objective of the Centers of Excellence (CoE) within New York State is to support development of technology commercialization or economics. Besides involving the development of a product that can be sold or a technology that could be patented, in the context of water management this may entail implementation of practices that lead to tangible economic gains to municipalities or resource users, possibly in the form of reduced costs. Unlike the seed funding program, these funds are intended for more mature projects that are near a commercialization or implementation phase.
EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
This funding category is intended to support projects involving K-12 education, community outreach, partnership building, or workforce development. Examples include providing research opportunities to underrepresented minority high school students in the fields of water science, creating a training workshop to build critical skills in a water-related field; or developing a workshop that builds industry-academic-government relationships around a water-related topic.
DOWNLOAD THE RFP HERE: https://sites.clarkson.edu/hws/wp-content/uploads/sites/76/2023/05/20230510-RFP_CoE-HealthyWaterSolutions.pdf
INQUIRIES? Contact coe@healthywaters.org.
In 2019 New York State designated Clarkson University and SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry (ESF) to co-lead the Center of Excellence (CoE) in Healthy Water Solutions.
NYS Centers of Excellence are funded by the New York State Department of Economic Development’s Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation (NYSTAR) to foster collaboration between the academic research community and the business sector to develop and commercialize new products and technologies, to promote critical private sector investment in emerging high-technology fields in New York State, and to create and expand technology-related businesses and employment.