OPC is pleased to announce the release of a California Climate Investments solicitation: Monitoring, Research, and Modeling to Support Ocean Acidification, Hypoxia, and Marine Harmful Algal Bloom Management in California. Projects should enhance scientific understanding of ocean acidification and hypoxia (OAH) and/or marine harmful algal blooms (HABs) to advance the State’s response related to these two growing threats to California’s coastal ecosystems and communities.

The solicitation will support projects that will strengthen California’s capacity to track, assess, and address the impacts of OAH on marine biota and ecosystems (Track 1); as well as support state management actions to prevent, mitigate, and control the impacts of HABs (Track 2). More detailed research priorities can be found in the solicitation.

Upcoming events & important dates:

OPC staff will be hosting a public webinar about the solicitation on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Learn about solicitation priorities, timeline, and application process.

Join OPC staff for office hours on Thursday, February 12, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Applicants will have the opportunity to ask questions and receive guidance ahead of the upcoming deadlines.

Submit a Letter of Intent 

Letters of intent (LOI) are due Friday, March 6, 2026 by 5:00 p.m. LOI applicants invited to submit a full proposal will be notified by April 13. Full proposals are due Friday, June 12, 2026 by 5:00 p.m. (only applicants who have submitted an LOI may submit a full proposal). See the solicitation for the full timeline.

Contact

For more information, please contact Kyla Kelly, OPC Water Quality Program Manager (kyla.kelly@resources.ca.gov) with the subject line “OPC OAH/HABs solicitation”.