General Funds

Sources

The majority of general funds are provided by state funding as indicated in the California state budget. Additional sources of money directed to general funds come from fees the University collects, such as application for admission fees, nonresident tuition and a portion of prior year indirect cost recovery from federally funded projects.

Purpose

General funds are identified by the fund range 19900 – 19999 and are spent within the overall constraints of the approved state budget and in accordance with the state and the University’s policy and guidelines. General funds are intended to be used for the general operating purposes of the University’s mission in teaching, research and public service, as well as essential supporting activities. 

Allocation

There are several 199XX funds within the general funds range. The breakdown and description of individual funds appears in the list below. Please note the following additional information with regard to these funds:

• Funds 19900 and 19935 in most cases, are allocated on a permanent basis to departments for general operating purposes and are adjusted annually in accordance with the President's allocation letter.
• Funds 19904-19906 and 19914 are allocated to UCLA on a permanent basis for a specific purpose. 
  • For the following funds, a campus department or faculty member can apply for special project funding:
    • 19904 – Teaching excellence, funds allocated to campus by Office of Instructional Development (OID). 
    • 19905 – Instructional equipment replacement, funds allocated by Academic Planning and Budget (APB).
    • 19914 – Academic senate grant, funds allocated by Academic Senate office. 
  • Funds for instructional use of computers (19906) are maintained within Academic Technology Services (ATS).
• Funds 19907-19910, 19915, 19918-19919, 19927-19929, 19950-19958 identify various UC sponsored programs for which a proposal must be submitted to the funding program. Funds are allocated based on approved proposals and spending must adhere to UC policies and the rules of the agreement.
• Fund 19939 for intercampus grants, awards and support funded by general funds under fund number 19900 (including Pac Rim, UC MEXUS, Roman Reed, UC DARNet, etc.) replaced the 19900 fund number in 2006. This newer fund enables UCLA to differentiate between 19900 campus funds and intercampus grant funds. 
  
  Note: Under fund 19939 the benefits pools will not automatically cover benefit expenses. If you feel a grant should be covered by the benefits pool please send an email to General Accounting and Academic Planning and Budget, detailing how your department has already contributed to the benefits pool for the position being paid on this grant.

General Funds List