The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) has released its fiscal year 2024-25 research solicitation. The projects included in the solicitation support CARB’s regulatory priorities related to health, environmental justice, economics, air pollution, and climate change. 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 2023.

CARB will host a solicitation workshop at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday May 8, 2024. At this workshop, staff will provide an overview of the solicitation requirements, project details, 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:

• Estimating the community level health benefits from air pollution control programs $800,000
• Collaborating with Communities to Find Ways to Cope with Heat and Reduce Health Impacts $600,000
• Impacts of toxic air contaminants from residential appliances $900,000
• Determining energy use patterns and battery charging infrastructure for zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles and off-road equipment $750,000

Relevant Dates

• May 8, 2024 - Solicitation public meeting
• May 15, 2024 – Letters of interest may be submitted by email to research@arb.ca.gov before 5 pm
• June 7, 2024 - Pre-proposals must be submitted by email to research@arb.ca.gov before 5 pm
• July 1, 2024 - All pre-proposal submitters will be notified of the status of their submission