REACH is a global research programme to improve water security for the poor by delivering world-class science that transforms policy and practice. REACH supported the development and piloted of EWI through an Accelerated Grant.

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) is the federal research funding agency that promotes and supports research and training in the humanities and social sciences.

The New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) supports world-leading interdisciplinary, international, high-risk / high-reward, transformative and rapid-response Canadian-led research.