The University of California Office of the President was awarded a $2.7 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program to establish the Vine Center. The Vine Center will develop new technologies and workforce training programs to strengthen communities and rural and urban economies in California impacted by COVID-19. It will focus on commercializing innovations in food safety, water and chemical use reduction, and pathogen detection to support industry adoption and job creation. The Center aims to simultaneously address challenges in the food and agriculture sector to bolster resiliency following the pandemic, while supporting high-growth startups in these industries. New technologies, markets, entrepreneurs and jobs will be created through a combination of process, workforce and technological advancements. The grant period begins July 1, 2021.
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