About OSPR
Scientific Branch
Scientific Study and Evaluation Program (SSEP)

OSPR's SSEP Program -The Scientific Study and Evaluation Program within OSPR is authorized by the Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Act of 1990 (Section 8670.12) and provides funds to investigate and evaluate new oil spill response and cleanup methods, potential adverse effects of oil spills, and natural resource damage assessment tools. Research categories include:

• Applied Spill Prevention and Response
• Effects of Oil on Fish, Wildlife, Habitat, and Water Quality
  
• Best Achievable Protection Strategies
• Marine Oil Spill Wildlife Collection and Rehabilitation
• Natural Resource Damage Assessment Technologies and Methods
• Techniques for Habitat and Species Restoration and Monitoring
• Monitoring and/or Evaluation of Restoration Success

2008 SSEP Presentations

SSEP projects are sponsored by OSPR technical staff and often carried out with partners from academia, other agencies and/or the private sector. Results of projects are made available through publications in the peer-reviewed literature, and an annual one day SSEP symposium at OSPR Headquarters in Sacramento (check back at the OSPR homepage for the symposium announcement).

Requests for proposals are solicited annually at the beginning of each fiscal year (July). All proposals are reviewed and evaluated according to established criteria (see program guidelines link below) and final awards are granted in January. Project duration ranges from one to three years. Project descriptions and final papers are posted on this web site.

Program Guidelines

Project Summaries and Final Reports