This is a competitive contract solicitation to support the California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) Sustainable Transportation and Communities Division. CARB encourages proposers to form multidisciplinary teams to fulfill contract requirements. Principal Investigators (PIs) must be affiliated with University of California and California State Universities; however, CARB encourages PIs to recruit non-academic and diverse partners when appropriate.
The objective of this work is to conduct a literature review of the potential quantification of benefits from community gardens and develop recommendations for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to consider for future development of quantification methods. CARB develops the quantification methodology for estimating greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions and other co-benefits from projects proposed for funding by California Climate Investments with monies from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). Several California Climate Investment programs have expressed interest in funding community gardens as a component of projects they fund. CARB currently does not have a quantification methodology for this type of project. This study will help CARB evaluate the feasibility of, and develop, if necessary, a quantification methodology for the benefits of community garden projects.
Key Dates:
• July 7, 2023 – Pre-proposals must be submitted by email to stcdivision@arb.ca.gov by 5 p.m.
• July 28, 2023 – Winning applicants will be notified.
• August 31, 2023 – Full proposals due to CARB staff for review by 5 p.m.
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