January 2026
Financial Aid
California Student Aid Commission Budget
(Dollars in Millions)
| 2024-25 Actual | 2025-26 Revised | 2026-27 Proposed | Change From 2025-26 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Spending | |||||
| Local assistance | |||||
| Cal Grants | $2,496 | $2,898 | $3,235 | $337 | 11.6% |
| Middle Class Scholarshipsa | 1,009 | — | 1,054 | 1,054 | — |
| Golden State Teacher Grantsb | 93 | 61 | 14 | -47 | -76.5 |
| California College of the Artsb | 3 | 20 | — | -20 | -100.0 |
| California Indian Nations Collegeb | — | 10 | — | -10 | -100.0 |
| Other programs | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Technical adjustment | — | 16 | 4 | -12 | -77.6 |
| Subtotals | ($3,640) | ($3,045) | ($4,348) | ($1,303) | (42.8%) |
| State operations | $26 | $26 | $28 | $2 | 6.3% |
| Totals | $3,666 | $3,071 | $4,375 | $1,304 | 42.5% |
| Funding | |||||
| General Fund | $3,244 | $2,649 | $3,954 | $1,305 | 49.2% |
| Ongoing | (2,646) | (2,556) | (3,398) | (842) | (32.9) |
| One-timec | (598)d | (93) | (556) | (463) | (496.7) |
| Federal TANF | 400 | 400 | 400 | — | — |
| Other funds and reimbursements | 22 | 22 | 21 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| a Starting in 2025-26, the Middle Class Scholarship program is funded one year in arrears. | |||||
| b One-time initiatives. | |||||
| c Includes one-time funding for Middle Class Scholarship. | |||||
| d Includes carryover funds used to support 2024-25 spending. | |||||
| TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. | |||||