Requests for Proposals of interest to CAP/CCCC Last update: 24 March 2008
These requests for proposals (RFPs) concern climate and climate change issues of interest to California Applications Program (CAP) and California Climate Change Center (CCCC) participants.
Grant Solicitation and Application Package Research Projects on Climate Change of Relevance to California Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Climate Change Research Subject Area: Environmental
Release Date: March 17, 2008
Proposal Due Date: May 20, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time Purpose:
The purpose of this solicitation is to select the Applicants best qualified to carry out climate change-related research. Each of the six research topics covered in this solicitation represents a major variable in the overall picture of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and climate change in a California context. Research funded by this solicitation will contribute toward a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between GHG emissions factors and climate change and how best to adapt to and/or mitigate its negative impacts.Solicitation Application Files: http://www.energy.ca.gov/contracts/pier/project_climate_change/
- Research Topic 1: GHG Emission Reduction Strategies: In-depth Case Studies ($600,000)
- Research Topic 2: N2O Emissions from the Application of Fertilizers in Agricultural Soils ($500,000)
- Research Topic 3: Adaptation Studies: Local to Regional Scales ($600,000)
- Research Topic 4: Collection of Ecological Data for Climate Change Studies ($400,000)
- Research Topic 5: Options to Reduce GHG Emissions in California by 2050 ($400,000)
- Research Topic 6: Contribution of Snowmelt to Underground Water Recharge ($400,000)