July 2021

Universities

Changes in University of California General Fund Spending

2021-22 (In Millions)

Ongoing Spending
Core Operations  
Restoration of 2020-21 base cuta $302
Base augmentation (5 percent) 173
Other  
Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) division staffing increase $32b
Student mental health services 15
Programs in Medical Education (PRIME) 13
UC Los Angeles Latino Policy and Politics Initiative 3
UC Davis California Veterinary Emergency Team 3
Immigrant legal servicesc 1
UC Davis Firearm Violence Research Centerc 1
Intersegmental learning management platform 1
UC Davis California Vectorborne Disease Surveillance Gateway 1
Graduate medical education fund offset -1
Subtotal ($546)
One-Time Spending
Facilities  
Deferred maintenance and energy efficiency projectsd $325
Charles R. Drew University medical education buildings 50
UC San Diego Hillcrest Medical Center 30
UC Riverside Center for Environmental Research and Technology 15
UC Los Angeles Lawson Labor Center 15
Other  
Animal Shelter Assistance Act $45
UC Riverside School of Medicine operations 25
UC San Diego Scripps Reserve Vessel 35
K-14 Student Academic Preparation and Educational Partnerships 23
UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Cures 21
California Institutes for Science and Innovation 20
UC San Diego Scripps Institute fire camera mapping system 18
UC San Francisco Dyslexia Center 15
Emergency financial aid for UC students 15
UC Riverside School of Medicine Acute Care Teaching Hospital 10
UC Riverside survey of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans 10
UC Institute of Transportation Studies 10
UC Merced Center on Food Resilience through Equity, Sustainability, and Health and Center of Analytic Polical Engagement 10
UC Los Angeles Climate Wildfire Institute 7
UC Los Angeles Institute on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy and Law School 5
UC Los Angeles Ralphe J. Bunche Center 5
Equal opportunity practices and professional development for UC faculty 5
K-12 Subject Matter Projects in learning loss mitigation 5
UC hematologic malignancies pilot 5
UC San Francisco Memory and Aging Center Alba Labe 4
UC-CSU Collaborative on Neurodiversity and Learninge 3
UC San Diego cliff erosion research 3
K-12 Subject Matter Projects in ethnic studies 2
UC ANR fire advisors 2
UC Berkeley Labor Center 2
UCSF public health modelling consortium 1
UC Berkeley Alternative Meats Lab 1
UC Berkeley Food Institute 1
UC ANR Nutrition Policy Institute 1
UC Berkeley Statewide Redistricting Database 1
UC Merced Community and Labor Center 0.4
UC Los Angeles Hollywood Advancement Project 0.3
Subtotal ($743)
Total $1,288
a The base cut was 7.7 percent for campuses and 12.7 percent for the UC Office of the President, UCPath, and ANR division.
b Augmentation is on top of ANR's restoration funds ($9.2 million) and 5 percent base increase ($3.2 million). These amounts are embedded in the restoration and base augmentation totals.
c Makes one-time General Fund support provided in previous years ongoing.
d Budget does not list specific projects at specific campuses.
e Component of the California Institute on Law, Neuroscience, and Education, which is established as part of the California Bench to School Initiative.