The FOA Grant Program offers expertise in developing grants to secure funds for projects and programs across the FOA units.
The Grant Program serves staff subject matter experts to identify appropriate funding opportunities, find collaborative partners, craft successful grant proposals and navigate the review and approval process with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. The Grant Program will work with Business Partners and Contracts and Grants Accounting to ensure your grant funds are set up, administered and reported in accordance with your award sponsor requirements.
If you have a project or program you would like to support with grant funds, or there’s a grant program you are interested in pursuing, contact Maggie Memmott for a consultation.
Grants Awarded
Since 2023, the FOA Grant Program has submitted applications for more than $13 million and more than $5 million has been awarded to assist FOA units with accomplishing their goals.
Projects awarded grant funds:
- READ Facility Enhancement Project: $4.7 million awarded to Facilities Management, led by Joseph Yonkoski.
- Sustainable Communities Transportation Planning: $500,000 awarded to Yolo County in partnership with Campus Planning, campus project led by Lucas Griffith.
- Regional Resiliency Planning: $598,420, awarded to Yolo County in partnership with Sustainability, campus project led by Carla Fresquez.
- Addressing Bias & Bigotry Training: $4000 awarded to Health 34, led by Lisa Mills, MD.
- Zero Emission Vehicle Plan: $263,819, awarded to Yolo County in partnership with Safety Services and Sustainability, campus project led by Ramon Zavala.
These funds supplement the $5.4 million grant for the Arboretum Waterway Improvement project, which is already underway. Others are waiting to hear back on proposals that would enhance safety along Russell Boulevard, expedite the electrification of our fleet and grounds equipment, and support our UC Davis sworn officers with critical incident stress management counseling.
There are ample and diverse state and Federal grant opportunities especially collaborative projects that increase climate resiliency and sustainability, expand access to mental health care, increase the affordability of electric vehicles, increase safety and security, and make capital investments like providing access to EV chargers and active transportation resources.