The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is accepting research concepts from the general public. Submitted concepts will be reviewed to inform which projects may be funded in the upcoming fiscal year.
In order for your concept to be considered for funding in fiscal year 2020-2021, concepts must be submitted by July 8, 2019, 5:00 pm, PST. Concepts submitted after this deadline will be considered for the next fiscal year.
Concept submissions consist of a title and a brief (300 words or less) description of your research concept (in one paragraph – do not include paragraph returns in your submission). The submission should include a clearly stated research objective, brief description of methods that could or would be employed, what the final product or deliverable of the research would be, and why this concept is relevant to CARB’s policies and/or programs. Information on time and funding needed to conduct the research is helpful but not required.
Please review CARB's current research priorities before submitting your concept. Further description of these priorities can be found in the Triennial Research Plan for Fiscal Years 2018-2021. Only concepts that clearly demonstrate policy relevance to CARB will be considered.
For questions regarding the concepts, contact Sarah Pittiglio at 916-324-0627. For more information on our research planning process, visit our Research Planning webpage.
