Delta Research Awards Grant

The Delta Research Awards, presented by the Delta Stewardship Council, aim to fund innovative research projects focused on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh. This initiative seeks to enhance scientific understanding and aid in climate adaptation through collaborative efforts with the University of California San Diego and California Sea Grant. Awards range from $90,000 to $1.5 million, supporting projects that align with the 2022-2026 Science Action Agenda.

Background
The Delta Stewardship Council (Council) is pleased to announce the Delta Research Awards Proposal Solicitation Notice. This proposal solicitation for Delta research projects (Solicitation) is funded by the Council, led by the Council’s Delta Science Program (DSP), and administered in partnership with the University of California San Diego, California Sea Grant (Sea Grant). The Solicitation will further the DSP’s legislatively mandated mission to:
… provide the best possible unbiased scientific information to inform water and environmental decision-making in the Delta … through funding research, synthesizing and communicating scientific information to policy-makers and decision-makers… -Delta Reform Act 2009, Water Code Section 85280(b)(4).
Through this Solicitation, the DSP seeks to identify and fund research that will promote an integrated understanding of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh, particularly to support the science and natural resource management community’s ability to measure, anticipate, and plan for a rapidly changing climate. Proposals must advance one or more of the Science Actions in the 2022-2026 Science Action Agenda (SAA). The SAA prioritizes science actions to fill gaps in knowledge and aligns them with management needs.
Funding
Project categories (dollar amount limits include all eligible costs including indirect costs):

• Small Projects: Awards between $90,000 and $200,000
• Large Projects: Awards between $200,001 and $1,500,000
• The project duration may be up to a maximum of three years (36 months).