September 2022

Universities

Changes in University of California General Fund Spending

2022-23 (In Millions)

Ongoing Spending 
Core Operations  
University operations (5 percent) $201
Resident undergraduate enrollment growth 68
Nonresident student reduction/replacement 31
Agriculture and Natural Resources division (5 percent) 5
Other  
Student Academic Preparation and Educational Partnerships $23
Labor and occupational health centers 13
Foster youth programs 6
Undocumented student services 5
Underground Scholars Program 4
Graduate medical education 3
California Firearm Violence Center 2
ASSIST platform (integrate private nonprofit universities) 1
UC Los Angeles Anderson School of Management 0.1
Subtotal ($361)
One-Time Initiatives
Facilities  
UC Los Angeles Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapya $200
Deferred maintenance, seismic mitigation, and energy efficiency projects 125
Campus expansion projects at UC Riverside and UC Mercedb 83
UC Berkeley Clean Energy Projectc 83
Other  
Grants for climate change research and entrepreneurship $100
Campus-specific climate change initiativesd 85
UC Berkeley local public affairs grant initiative 25
UC Los Angeles Latino Policy and Politics Institute 15
UC Berkeley Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies Department 15
UC and CSU Collaborative for Neurodiversity and Learning 11
UC San Francisco Dyslexia Center 10
UC Los Angeles Asian American and Pacific Islander Multimedia Textbook project 10
UC Los Angeles Partnership with Asian Pacific American Ledership Foundation 1
Associated Students of UC Los Angeles building improvements 6
UC San Diego student mental health app 5
UC Los Angeles Ralph Bunche Center for African American Studies 5
Plant-based and cultivated meat research 5
UC Davis Equine Performance and Rehabilitation Center 4
UC Los Angeles CalKIDS Institute 3
UC Berkeley Center for Responsible, Decentralized Intelligence 3
Cal-Bridge program 3
UC Berkeley Latinx Research Center 3
Nutrition Policy Institute evaluation of School Meals for Alle 2
UC Cooperative Extension fire advisors 2
UC San Diego Center for Medical Cannabis Research 2
UC Irvine LIFTED program 2
UC Subject Matter Project in computer science 2
UC Los Angeles Hollywood Diversity Report 1
ASSIST platform (integrate private nonprofit universities) 1
UC Los Angeles Anderson School of Management 0.3
Subtotal ($810)
Total Changes $1,171
a Provisional budget bill language states intent to provide an additional $200 million in 2023-24 and $100 million in 2024-25 for this project.
b Of this amount, $51.5 million is for UC Riverside and $31.5 million for UC Merced. Provisional budget bill language states intent to provide an additional $83 million each in 2023-24 and 2024-25 for these projects (with the same split between the two campuses).
c Provisional budget bill language states intent to provide an additional $83 million each in 2023-24 and 2024-25 for this project.
d Of this amount, $47 million is for UC Riverside, $20 million is for UC Santa Cruz, and $18 million is for UC Merced.
e Budget plan assumes Nutrition Policy Institute will receive an additional $1.3 million one-time General Fund each in 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26.
ASSIST = Articulation System Stimulating Interinstitutional Student Transfer. LIFTED = Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees. CalKIDS = California Kids Investment and Development Savings Program.