Research Grants Program Office
Mary Croughan, Executive Director
Funding Research to Address the Most Critical Needs of California
The Research Grants Program Office (RGPO) oversees a broad portfolio of research programs and grants, representing close to $100 million in funded research each year. With a diverse set of missions and approaches, these programs seek to:
- Advance research in areas of importance to California, the nation and the world;
- Enhance UC's and California's research capacity and excellence, making it easier to attract the best faculty, graduate students, government funding, and companies to the State;
- Create opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral researchers to develop their research and advance their careers.
To learn more about individual programs or initiatives, see Programs and Funding Opportunities.
The RGPO administers a diverse range of research programs, helps identify and foster the highest quality research, shares resources and best practices across programs, supports researchers in managing their UCOP-administered research grants, and helps to measure and communicate the impact of research at UC and in California.
As a service to California, the RGPO administers two Tax Check-off lines, the voluntary contributions from individuals' State Tax Form 540. These funds are specifically earmarked for research into the prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer for communities that are disproportionately at risk of or affected by cancer. To learn more about these funds, see Tax Check-off.