Grants and Contracts Details
Description
Abstract
UK PI: Tyler Barzee
UC Davis PI: Stephen Kaffka
BACKGROUND/AUTHORITY
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) received $32 million through the
Budget Act of 2021 (SB 170, Chapter 240) to administer funding for projects that reduce
methane emissions from California dairy and livestock operations.
These include:
• Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP),
• Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP)
PURPOSE
The purpose of this interagency agreement (Agreement) is to set forth the terms and conditions
under which University of Kentucky (UK/Tyler Barzee) will provide California Biomass
Collaborative at UC Davis (CBC/UC Davis/ Stephen Kaffka, Director and Principal Investigator)
with an independent technical review of grant applications submitted to the DDRDP and AMMP.
The technical reviews conducted by the CBC/UC Davis/UK and its affiliates will include the
review and scoring of the following key aspects:
A. DDRDP (60% of the total score):
(1) Digester Project Plan and Long-Term Viability (20 points)
(2) Estimated Greenhouse Gas Reductions (20 points)
(3) Environmental Performance (15 points)
(4) Budget Worksheet and Financials (5 points)
B. AMMP (65% of the total score):
(1) Project Plan and Long-Term Viability (25 points)
(2) Estimated Greenhouse Gas Reductions (20 points)
(3) Environmental Co-Benefits (10 points)
(4) Budget Worksheet and Financials (10 points)
Reviewers will use the Wizehive online electronic application and review system or a similar
electronic platform to submit their written reviews.
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESPONSIBILITIES
• The University of Kentucky (UK) will assemble a team of technical reviewers with subject
matter expertise necessary for review, in consultation with CDFA and CBC/UCD.
CBC/UCD may subcontract further with academic experts on anaerobic digestion and
manure management.
• UK will plan and facilitate a review process for the technical reviewers. The plan must be
approved by CDFA prior to implementation and may include multiple (up to 3) reviewers
per grant application and facilitation of consensus meetings.
• UK will ensure that all technical reviews completed by the technical review team
selected by UK must be verified and approved by the UK Review Team Liaison.
• UK must ensure GHG calculations provided in incentive program grant applications are
accurate and adhere to the latest California Air Resources Board (CARB) Greenhouse
Gas Emission Reduction Calculator Tools (Quantification Methodology) for the
respective programs. If the calculations are inaccurate, then the reviewer(s) must
provide CDFA with re-calculated correct GHG emission reduction values upon
consensus among assigned reviewers using the latest CARB Greenhouse Gas Emission
Reduction Calculator Tool.
• UK will coordinate with CDFA to solicit feedback from the California Air Resources Board
in case of technical questions that arise during the review process.
• Technical reviewers appointed by UK will conduct a review of the proposed digester
technologies and manure management practices, work plan, and long-term operations
and maintenance plan and assess if the proposed technologies and methods are
adequate and feasible with consideration of the overall project plan and can achieve the
GHG reductions and environmental benefits as proposed.
• Technical reviewers appointed by UK must score each application according to the
scoring criteria provided by CDFA. Each scoring category must include detailed
comments to support the score and may be utilized by CDFA to provide feedback to the
grant applicant.
• UK will complete technical reviews for approximately
o 10-100 DDRDP applications per solicitation
o 10-100 AMMP grant applications per solicitation
• UK technical reviewers will complete the reviews using the Technical Review Evaluation
template provided by CDFA and attach the completed form within Wizehive or another
review portal within 15 business days (three weeks) of receiving the review assignment
for DDRDP and AMMP. A preview of review questions and instructions will be provided
by CDFA.
• UK Review Team Liaison will ensure responses are provided to CDFA within a timely
manner regarding questions and clarification of comments for grant applications from the
technical reviewers.
• UK agrees to maintain confidentiality throughout the technical review process.
Accordingly, the technical reviewers must not discuss or disclose any information
contained in incentive program applications. Each reviewer must sign the Conflict of
Interest form provided by CDFA for the appropriate incentive program included under
Exhibit E.
• Troubleshooting-related questions related to Wizehive (or other online electronic
application and review system) should be directed to the CDFA (or as directed during
the technical reviewer workshop).
• All other correspondence related to the review process should be directed to CDFA at:
o DDRDP: [email protected]
o AMMP: [email protected]
TECHNICAL REVIEW TIMELINE
The Technical reviews will take place between March 1, 2022 – September 30, 2022, for all
programs. All DDRDP and AMMP reviews must be completed within 15 business days (three
weeks) of receiving the review assignment.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 2/11/22 → 12/31/22 |
Funding
- University of California Davis: $99,241.00
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