Water Breakthrough Challenge 3

The Catalyst stream aims to encourage new ways of working that go beyond business-as-usual innovation practices in the water sector.

In particular it aims to increase and improve collaboration and build partnerships from within and outside the water sector.

Approximately £8 million was awarded to entries seeking funding from £150,000 up to £2 million.

Entries opened on 3 October 2022 and closed on 8 December 2022 at 12 noon (GMT).

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The Transform stream aims to spark ambitious innovation and enable new approaches and ways of working, which will equip the water sector with ways to address the big challenges it faces.

It aims to drive far-reaching and long-lasting benefits for customers, society and the environment across England and Wales, now and into the future.

This round, awarded approximately £30 million in total, to entries seeking funding between £2 million and £10 million.

• Stage 1 closed on 9 November 2022 at 12 noon (GMT).
• Stage 2 entries closed on 2 February 2023 at 12 noon (GMT).

More about Transform

One

Responding and adapting to climate change including achieving the sector ambitions of net zero carbon, zero waste and zero leakage

Two

Protecting and enhancing the environment and natural systems, to protect current and future customers from the impacts of extreme weather and pollution

Three

Delivering long-term operational resilience and understanding infrastructure risks to customers and the environment, finding solutions to mitigate these in sustainable and efficient ways.

Four

Testing new ways of conducting core activities to deliver the services customers and society need, expect and value both now and in the future.