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The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) has released its fiscal year 2022-23 research solicitation. The projects included in the solicitation support CARB’s regulatory priorities related to health, environmental justice, economics, air pollution, and climate change. A research budget of $3.8 million is anticipated to fund eight new projects and one white paper. The selection of these projects was guided by the Triennial Strategic Research Plan for funding years 2021-2024 and the public comment and concept collection survey administered in Spring of 2021.
This year, CARB is leveraging the Empower Innovation website to help foster the creation of multidisciplinary teams that may include both academic and community partners. We encourage all prospective applicants to sign up on the Empower Innovation site and start looking for research partners.
CARB will host a solicitation workshop at 4 p.m. on Wednesday February 23, 2022. At this workshop, staff will provide an overview of the solicitation requirements, project details, use of the Empower Innovation website, and be available to answer questions. Detailed information on the solicitation requirements, projects, and workshops can be found on the solicitation landing page. A brief list of the projects included in the solicitation are below:
- Expanding Health Analysis: Metabolic and Neurodevelopmental Endpoints (2 projects totaling $975k)
- Equitable Commercial Building Decarbonization ($450k)
- Air Cleaning Devices: White Paper ($25k)
- Wildfires: Emissions from Burning Structures $650k
- Linking Volatile Chemical Products and Air Quality ($200k)
- Community Engagement and Research Roadmap: Focus on Toxics ($100k, pre-proposal due date to be decided at a later date)
Relevant Dates
February 23, 2022 - Solicitation public meeting
March 14, 2022 - Pre-proposals must be submitted by email to research@arb.ca.gov before 5 pm
April 4, 2022 - Winning applicants will be notified
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