UC ANR Strategic Initiatives
Making a Difference in California
Helping unify, communicate and advocate for the work we do.
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Strategic Themes
Connecting is Key
Find Practical Answers: Knowledge and Skills
Telling Our Story
Funding Opportunities
Strategic Themes
Addressing Major Challenges
Our Strategic initiatives (SIs) bring the power of science to deliver practical solutions in California
Initiative Themes and Grand Challenges (pdf)
Crystal ball paper (pdf)
See our Public Value Statements for more.
Issues Being Pursued
Extension of the Future
Concept Note Building California’s Urban Community (draft)
Fire
Fire resources and information
Concept Note Fire Advisors Network (draft)
Food Systems
Systems elements (diagram)
Concept Note Food systems (draft)
Virtual Reach
Integrated Web Platform (summary overview) (The IWP is a strategic plan goal. Input is being broadly collected)
Video: How to make How-to videos
Webinars: Create engaging webinars
Connecting is Key
Workgroups and Program Teams (web)
Drawing on members from:
- UC Campuses,
- County Cooperative Extension Offices
- Statewide Programs and Institutes,
- Research and Extension Center
And working with hundreds of collaborators from the private and public sectors.
Find Practical Answers: Knowledge and Skills
"Solutions for you"
Learn from colleagues
Knowledge Bank
Sharing technical solutions
Best (Extension) Practice Hub
Sharing best practices
Learning and Development
Build your skills
Telling Our Story
UC ANR: Making a difference in California.
UC Deliver Stories
Submit New Impact Stories (For UC ANR personnel)
Find a Blog
“Knowledge Stream"
"News you can use"
Stories will typically include educational content and will give names/faces to particular topics within ANR (For UC ANR personnel)
Spotlight Webinars & More
Spotlight webinars are short talks highlighting impactful work and important issues across the state.
Trending
What major items are in the news?
(Got a topic of concern? Contact your SI leader to develop)
Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
Contracts & Grants (UC ANR)
Investment Program (2020) (UC ANR)
Small grants for urgent time-sensitive needs
Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREA) Program RFP
SI Activities supported
The SIs have some funds for cross-cutting activities. Here are the criteria to help guide what is supported.
Examples to date include workshops, think-tanks and clinics to build our Fire, Video, and Food System presence and strategies.
Partial Webinar Support
Partial Webinar Support from the SIs
Strategic Initiatives
Explore our 5 initiatives using the links below.
What do SI Leader do? Here's the TOR
SI-related Blogs
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Growing elderberries in hedgerows adds to farm income, benefits environment
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Organic agriculture tops $3 billion in California farm gate sales
Organic farming continues to expand in California and now includes more than 360 commodities, according to a new University of California report....
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Match.Graze and SD Grazing Exchange work to connect landowners and livestock managers
Improved soil health, increased profitability, and reduced spread of wildfire are among the many benefits that arise from keeping livestock on the...
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UC Master Gardener Conference Rescheduled for 2023
Every three years, we look forward to connecting UC Master Gardener volunteers, staff, academics, and friends to network, learn, and share their...