By Sophia Labeko

Twenty proposals were selected to rec we got to spendeive the FY 2023 Community Well-being Grant. Due to the inaugural year’s success, where nine projects were selected, the funding for this year increased by 66% to $100,000.

Established in 2021 by the Well-being Committee and led by UCSF Wellness and Community, the grants support the health and wellness of the UCSF community, with a special focus on the seven pillars of wellness – emotional, physical, social, financial, career, environmental, and spiritual.

"It was fantastic to be able to fund more grantees this year. The UCSF community has many great ideas to support the seven pillars of wellness and the increased funding really helps address the need for efforts around wellbeing across the enterprise," said Kathleen Yumul, wellness program manager, UCSF Wellness and Community.

Selected projects support staff, faculty, and learners at San Francisco, Oakland and Fresno locations. "This year, we received 77 applications that all offered an incredible array of programming for the UCSF community. Members of the Well-being Committee reviewed the applications and selected 20 proposals, of which 45% were proposed by staff, 40% by faculty, 10% by students, and 5% by residents. The selected grants are anticipated to provide programming and resources for over 15,000 UCSF community members across both Campus and Health," shared Sebastiani Romagnolo, project coordinator, UCSF Wellness and Community.