Introduction: The University of California’s Global Climate Leadership Council, Applied Research Working Group is pleased to release a request for proposals, provided below, for impactful, one-time seed grant projects. This RFP is being issued in conjunction with the UC Global Climate Leadership Council’s overall solicitation for proposals spanning the pillars of applied research, faculty engagement and education, energy operations, student engagement, and communications, among others, towards a carbon neutrality budget request for the 2021-22 UCOP budget.

he history of funded proposals is available in an accompanying History subpage of the Applied Research weblink (above, right). The full RFP for the current call, including instructions, submission portal, and timeline summary, is available below.