The Uncertain Affordable Care Act Landscape: What It Means for California

Feb 17, 2017 - Block Grant and Per Capita Allotment Programs Bring Different Levels of Risk Related to Caseload. A block grant program would provide a fixed amount of federal funds each year to California, potentially with a set adjustment for year ‑over ‑year growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3569

COVID-19: American Rescue Plan’s Major Health-Related Funding Provisions

May 6, 2021 - This funding is allocated as follows: $3  Billion for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Block Grant Programs. SAMHSA administers two federal grant programs —the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant and the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant —which provide formula-based grant funding to states for mental health and substance use treatment, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4425

The 2023-24 Budget: Whole Child Model Expansion

May 5, 2023 - A small portion of funding for non-Medi-Cal CCS services (around 5  percent) also comes from certain drug rebates, federal block grant funding for children ’s specialty health care, and administrative fees paid by a subset of families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4767

The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - It also works directly counter to the state ’s recent actions creating the Adult Education Block Grant (AEBG). In 2013 ‑14, the state began restructuring its adult education system to increase access for adult learners and improve coordination among adult schools and community colleges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Even the Governor ’s proposed base increases for 2022 ‑23 are not linked to specific cost increases for personnel, equipment, and other operating expenses —the core building blocks of any university budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the Department of Developmental Services Budget

Feb 24, 2017 - Figure  2 shows the rapid rise in RC caseload since 2000 ‑01 along with corresponding DDS expenditures (all funds). Although expenditure growth stalled during the Great Recession, funding increases that were part of last year ’s special session legislation and budget act have accelerated growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3581

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the Governor’s January and May Mental Health Workforce Proposals

May 16, 2019 - About half of funding for county mental health services is provided by the state through block grants that grow on an annual basis in line with state tax revenues. Federal Medicaid funding makes up most of the remaining funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4049

The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - To help the counties manage these new responsibilities, S B  81 also established the Youthful Offender Block Grant (YOBG), which currently provides about $ 180  m illion in state funds annually to counties for costs associated with supervising youth that might otherwise have been placed under state supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998