UC ANR Strategic Initiatives

Making a Difference in California

Rising to the Challenge. Our five Strategic initiatives (SIs) bring the power of science to deliver practical solutions to help California. The work addresses challenges, such as fire, water shortages, safe food, urban pests, college readiness and poor nutrition.

Public Value. The work of the SIs helps build our state economy, protect our natural resources, build our people and communities and ensures we have safe food. See Public Value Statements for more.

Partnerships are key. Our Strategic Initiatives help unify, communicate and advocate for the work we do; bringing together partners from the

UC Campuses,
Our County Cooperative Extension Offices See 100 years video
Statewide Programs and Institutes,
Research and Extension Center

with a range of collaborators from the private and public sectors.

The SIs are the umbrellas for our Workgroups and Program Teams.

The Strategic Initiative Knowledge Bank

"Solutions for you"

SI Knowledge Bank

Sharing technical

solutions

SI Best Practice Hub

Sharing best

practices

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Impact Stories

Learn how UC ANR is making a difference for Californians.

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(For UC ANR personnel)

Funding opportunities

Funding opportunities

UC ANR
Contracts & Grants

Opportunity &
Matching grants

Small grants for urgent
time-sensitive needs

Strategic Initiatives

Explore our 5 initiatives using the links below.

SI-related Blogs

Bring the wild back into our farmlands to protect biodiversity, researchers say

Berkeley — With a body the size of a fist and wings that span more than a foot, the big brown bat must gorge on 6,000 to 8,000 bugs a...
Honey bee health key to wellbeing of important species

Our friends the honey bees make it possible for us to devour an abundance of almond products. In 2016 the California almond crop totaled 2.15 billion...
It’s electric?! Breaking down electric pressure cookers

You may have heard the buzz about electric pressure cookers. Even if you don't follow kitchen trends, this piece of equipment may take some of the...
Two UC graduate students chosen to assist UC ANR Global Food Initiative efforts

Two University of California graduate students have been selected by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources as UC Global Food Initiative (GFI) fellows...