The Fall 2023 Climate Action Seed Funds solicitation was issued in June 2023. Twenty-five proposals were received, requesting a total of $11,785,877. These were of high quality and underwent two rounds of comprehensive review. ORED awarded eleven, two small (up to $100K) and nine large (up to $1M), projects (listed below) for a total of $4,889,426 These projects are synergistic with the State of California’s climate action priorities outlined in the California Climate Adaptation Strategy.
|
PI |
Co-PI(s) |
Application |
Amount Requested |
|
Michael Dawson (SNS) |
N/A |
Biotech for Biodiversity (B4B): Rapid Delivery of Community-Scale Diversity Data for Genomic Restoration |
$340,601 |
|
Reza Ehsani (SOE) |
Dr. Sarah Kurtz (SOE), Dr. Ricardo Pinto de Castro (SOE) |
Developing a mobile, scalable self-powered agrivoltaics system |
$699,956 |
|
Katrina Hoyer (SNS) |
Asa Bradman (SSHA), Estrella Herrera-Molina (ORED), Alec Chan-Golston (SSHA) |
Bioaerosols in the San Joaquin Valley: Characterization, transmission, and climate resilience |
$814,969 |
|
Gerardo Diaz (SOE) |
Colleen Naughton (SOE), Rebecca Ryals (SNS) |
Analysis and Demonstration of Circular Bioeconomy-based Production of Natural Fiber |
$500,054 |
|
Samuel Markolf (SOE) |
John Abatzoglou (SOE) |
Assessment and application of climate model data to inform planning and design of resilient infrastructure systems |
$148,357 |
|
Paul Almeida (SSHA) |
Ana Padilla (CLC), Ingrid Brostrom (CLC), Sarah Kurtz (SOE) |
The Valley Plan for Climate Investments and Technology |
$822,581 |
|
Noemi Petra (SNS) |
Roummel Marcia (SNS) |
Optimal Control for Power Systems Under Extreme Weather |
$99,037 |
|
Ricardo Pinto de Castro (SOE) |
Dr. Sarah Kurtz (SOE), Dr. Ricardo Pinto de Castro (SOE) |
Robotic Assisted Wood Waste Removal |
$295,159 |
|
Wan Du (SOE) |
Safeeq Khan (SOE), Stefano Carpin (SOE) |
An Artificial Intelligent Irrigation System for Climate Resilient Agriculture |
$731,340 |
|
Michael Findlater (SNS) |
N/A |
Powering Clean Energy Applications: Recycling of Critical Materials |
$100,000 |
|
Marilia Palumbo Gaiarsa (SNS) |
Matthew C. Hutchinson (SNS) |
Pollinators in a Warming World: Safeguarding California's Wild Bee Populations |
$347,372 |
