For service providers

Put your expertise to work advancing AgTech innovation.

Support startup projects with your expertise, facilities or land. UC ANR pays participating providers for approved services under the applicable voucher agreement.

Providers need demonstrated experience within or directly supporting California’s agricultural or AgTech value chain, plus the capacity to deliver services in at least one category. All voucher-funded services must be performed in California.

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Service categories

Review the categories you can offer.

01 · Land Services

Field environments for testing and validation

Established California farms, ranches, Research and Extension Centers, agricultural research facilities or other sites with demonstrated capacity for field trials, demonstrations, testing or validation may qualify.

02 · Infrastructure and Technology Services

Facilities and technical capabilities

Providers need experience supporting AgTech companies or entrepreneurs, or conducting relevant agricultural R&D in the California market, plus access to the facilities, equipment, software or expertise needed for the work.

03 · Professional Services

Experience helping AgTech businesses advance

Providers must have supported at least five AgTech companies or entrepreneurs within the past two years through incubation, acceleration, technical assistance, business development, commercialization or similar services.

You may offer more than one category if you meet the qualifications for each.

Provider intake

Tell us about the services you can offer AgTech startups.

Complete this intake to provide information about your proposed participation as an Innovation Grants service provider. Review the program’s provider requirements before submitting.

Completing intake does not confirm provider qualification, inclusion on a provider list or funded work. Startup projects receive separate competitive funding review.

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01Organization or individual and primary contact

Provide the name used for your proposed participation and a contact who can answer questions about your services and qualifications.

Organization or individual namePrimary contactContact email

02Service categories and experience

Service categoriesSelect the categories you propose to offer. You may select more than one category when you meet the qualifications for each.service_categoriesLand ServicesEstablished California sites with demonstrated capacity for field trials, demonstrations, testing or validation.service_categoriesInfrastructure and Technology ServicesRelevant AgTech or agricultural R&D experience, with the facilities, equipment, software or technical expertise needed for proposed work.service_categoriesProfessional ServicesProviders must have supported at least five AgTech companies or entrepreneurs in the past two years.

Relevant experience and capabilitiesDescribe experience relevant to the service categories you propose to offer and the facilities, equipment, expertise or other capabilities you can provide. Professional Services providers must have supported at least five AgTech companies or entrepreneurs within the past two years.

03California service locations and capacityCalifornia service locationsIdentify the California locations where the proposed services would be performed. All voucher-funded services must take place in California, including when the provider is headquartered elsewhere.Availability and capacityDescribe the work you can support and any timing or capacity considerations that would affect a startup’s proposed project.

04Startup relationshipsRelationships with participating startupsWhere requested, disclose financial, ownership, management or other relationships with participating startups that could create an actual or potential conflict of interest.

05Participation and agreement requirements

Review the applicable voucher agreement and terms and intake privacy notice. Participating providers must complete the applicable agreements and onboarding before services begin. UC units and RECs use the appropriate internal agreement mechanism.

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Completing the intake.

Complete each required item and follow the instructions shown in the form. When asked about your experience or capabilities, use clear examples relevant to the service categories you propose to offer. Review your responses for accuracy before submitting.

Use the provider intake to describe your participation as a service provider; startups submit their project proposals through the startup application route.

Questions before submitting?

Contact the program team for help with provider requirements or the intake process. Startup applications are due November 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PST. Provider intake timing will be confirmed separately.

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Receipt does not confirm provider qualification, inclusion on a provider list or funded work. Startup projects receive separate competitive funding review.

Review the provider requirements and voucher terms as you plan potential services with startup partners. Work may begin only after the required documentation is fully executed, applicable onboarding is complete and authorization to proceed has been provided.

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