January 2022
Financial Aid
California Student Aid Commission Budget
(Dollars in Millions)
| 2020-21 Actual | 2021-22 Revised | 2022-23 Proposed | Change From 2021-22 | ||
| Amount | Percent | ||||
| Spending | |||||
| Local assistance | |||||
| Cal Grants | $2,256 | $2,612 | $2,799 | $188 | 7% |
| Middle Class Scholarships | 114 | 117 | 632 | 515 | 440 |
| Learning-Aligned Employment Programa | — | 200 | 300 | 100 | 50 |
| Golden State Teacher Grantsa | 8 | 112 | 98 | -14 | -13 |
| Golden State Education and Training Grantsa | — | 500 | — | -500 | -100 |
| Other programsb | 28 | 34 | 29 | -6 | -17 |
| Subtotals | $2,406 | $3,576 | $3,858 | $283 | 8% |
| State operations | 23 | 21 | 20 | -1 | -3% |
| Totals | $2,429 | $3,596 | $3,878 | $282 | 8% |
| Funding | |||||
| General Fund | $2,000 | $2,689 | $3,457 | $768 | 29% |
| Ongoing | (1,994) | (2,356) | (3,059) | (703) | (30) |
| One-time | (6) | (334) | (399) | (65) | (19) |
| Federal TANF | 400 | 400 | 400 | — | — |
| Federal American Rescue Plan | — | 473 | — | -473 | -100 |
| Other funds and reimbursements | 28 | 34 | 21 | -13 | -39 |
| a One-time funding. Funds for the Learning-Aligned Employment Program total $500 million General Fund provided across 2021-22 and 2022-23. Funds for Golden State Teacher Grants total $15 million federal funds provided across 2020-21 and 2021-22, as well as $500 million General Fund provided from 2021-22 through 2025-26. | |||||
| b Includes Assumption Program of Loans for Education, California Military Department GI Bill Awards, Cash for College, Chafee Foster Youth Program, John R. Justice Program, Law Enforcement Personnel Dependents Scholarships, State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education For Nursing Faculty, and Student Opportunity and Access Program. | |||||
| TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. | |||||