Current Research Rates

Research Rates are approved on an annual basis.

The full cost rates for research conducted at Kearney REC for 2024-2025 have been approved for the period July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. 

PER ACRE RATE

FULL COST Per Acre Research Rate:   $6,057.35

NON-UC RESEARCH COST Per Acre Research Rate:  *$8,238.00

UC RESEARCH COST Per Acre Research Rate:   $3,361.83

HOURLY RATE  (field/greenhouse/post-harvest)

FULL COST Direct Research Hourly Rate:  $53.94 per hour

NON-UC RESEARCH COST Direct Research Hourly Rate:  *$68.50 per hour

UC RESEARCH COST Direct Research Hourly Rate:  $49.08 per hour

* A Non-University fee of 36% is added to the Full Cost Rate for Non-UC Led Research.

UC-ANR-KARE is providing funding to fund down the full cost acre rates at 44.5% for UC Researchers for 2023-2024

If you have questions, contact Atef Swelam at 559-646-6060, or email at aiswelam@ucanr.edu.