CARB fulfills its mission to protect public health and the environment by relying on robust science. The annual research planning process is guided by research priorities that are responsive to CARB programmatic goals, emerging air quality and climate issues and public input. Public input is collected through various mechanisms, including the annual research concept and comment survey and public meetings. CARB is accepting research comments and concepts through a survey on our website. The final date to submit concepts and concepts for funding in fiscal year 2025-2026 is April 10, 2024.

In addition, CARB will be creating a 5-Year Strategic Research Plan that will inform its research priorities for the years 2025-2030. The last Triennial Strategic Plan can be found on CARB’s website. In early 2024, CARB will begin a robust engagement process to include the public, environmental justice advocates, public agency partners, Tribal partners, academic partners and others. 

The aim is to release a draft Strategic Research Plan by late 2024 or early 2025. The draft plan will be available for public review before presenting it to the Board. This public engagement process will begin by collecting research priorities from the public through a comment and concept collection survey. An option has been added to the annual survey to submit research priorities driving CARB’s research program for the next 5 years.

To access the survey, please follow the link below or access it through the research comment portal.

Take Survey

In addition, CARB will hold a virtual public meeting on February 29, 2024, to collect initial ideas and have discussion forums by research category. The meeting information can be found below. The slides for the meeting are now available on the research comment portal.

To attend the February 29 public meeting, please register using the link below.

Register

For more information about CARB’s Research Program, please go to our website.

If you would like to receive updates and notices for public meetings by email, subscribe to our listserv and select the “Research Planning” option from the list of topics.