Research Rates are approved on an annual basis.
Approved full cost rates for research conducted at Hansen Agricultural REC for the period July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025:
Per Acre Rate:
Full Cost: $7,388.72
Non-UC Researcher cost per acre*: $10,048.66
Hourly Labor Rate:
Full Cost: $57.64 per hour
Non-UC Researcher cost per hour*: $78.39 per hour
Greenhouse Rate:
Full Cost: $2.34 per square foot
Non-UC Researcher cost per hour*: $3.18 per square foot
* A Non-University fee of 36% is added to the Full Cost Rate for Non-UC led research.
UC ANR-HAREC provides funding to UC researchers to help reduce these rates. Please contact:
Kathleen Speer at kspeer@ucanr.edu or
Annemiek Schilder at amschilder@ucanr.edu.