Description: The CCR Program is a statewide research initiative that funds outcome-based research advancing the State’s climate goals, focused on climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. Successful research proposals must be located in California.
Proposals should address the following goals:
1) Investment in research that has a clear, demonstrated connection to the State’s climate change goals. Investments should demonstrate potential to significantly reduce GHG emissions, show potential to be easily replicated and scaled, and support climate adaptation and resilience; 2) Advancement of research to support low-income and disadvantaged communities and advance equitable outcomes in the implementation of the State’s climate change policies and investments; 3) Build a program that augments, builds connections, and fills gaps across existing research programs; 4) Prioritize outcome-based research linked to practical climate action; 5) Model meaningful engagement with the research community, community-based organizations, tribal, local, and/or regional agencies, and other stakeholders at all stages of the program to ensure relevance and utility of research process, projects, and results; 6) Continue to advance and develop a common research platform to support climate change planning, policy development, and implementation across all sectors at the state, regional, and community scales; and 7) Leverage and complement existing research funding and policy innovations to accelerate climate change research, innovation, policy, and technology deployment.
In addition, this round will fund the following Research Priority Areas from the CCR Program’s Research Investment Plan: 1) Supporting and protecting vulnerable communities from the impacts of climate change;
2) Accelerating and supporting transitions to climate smart communities; and 3) Integrating land use, conservation, and management into California’s climate change programs.
Award: This solicitation will fund up to $4.75 million to approximately five to seven Research Grant awards. Awards will range from $100,000 – $1,000,000. Projects can be 12-36 months in duration.
Eligibility: Researchers (including qualified scientists, engineers, and educators) affiliated with one of the following institutions: University of CA, Cal State University, federally-funded national laboratories (in CA), private colleges and universities, and non-profit research institutes.
Deadline: 5 pm PST, Feb. 12, 2020
http://sgc.ca.gov/programs/climate-research/resources/
http://sgc.ca.gov/programs/climate-research/docs/20191115-CCRP_Round_3_Solicitation.pdf