California Satellite Methane Community Engagement Grant Solicitation
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The California Air Resources Board is pleased to announce a competitive grant solicitation for one or more Grantees to serve as third-party administrator(s) (3PA) for the California Satellite Methane Community Engagement Project. There is a total of $4.75 million available across three regions and potential 3PAs are invited to apply for one or more region(s). The three regions are the San Joaquin Valley region, a region that includes northern California outside the San Joaquin Valley, and a region that includes southern California outside the San Joaquin Valley.
The solicitation closed on January 20, 2026. CARB received applications from seven applicants: Breathe Southern California, Central California Asthma Collaborative, Community Partners, Data for Social Good, UNIDOS Network, University of California, Berkeley, and University of California, Santa Cruz.
| Date | Topic | Documents |
| January 13, 2026 | Amended Budget Template CARB has released a simplified Budget Template. Applicants may submit the amended budget template or the previous version from November in their applications; either version will be accepted. | Budget Template (Amended) |
| December 19, 2025 | CARB Responses to Q&A Note: Some questions prompted amendments to the Solicitation. Amended documents are provided here. Documents posted on November 25 that do not have "Amended" versions here have not been changed. | Grant Solicitation (Amended; clean version) Grant Solicitation (Amended; redline version) |
| December 16, 2025 | Q&A Session for California Satellite Methane Project Community Engagement Grant Solicitation | Recording of Q&A session available here (Passcode: Enri$0a?) |
| November 25, 2025 | California Satellite Methane Project Community Engagement Grant Solicitation | Appendix A, Attachment 4, Scope and Timeline Template |