The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - Our Cal Grant Spending and Cal Grant Recipients EdBudget tables summarize costs and recipients, respectively, by segment and award type. MCS Spending Increases Too. The budget assumes higher MCS program costs in both 2024-25 and 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Sep 11, 2024 - We summarize estimated recipients, spending, and award amounts by segment in our Middle Class Scholarship Program EdBudget table. For 2025-26, the budget assumes a $110 million ongoing General Fund reduction for Middle Class Scholarships and no one-time funds, bringing the program funding level down to $527 million in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4926

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - We recommend each campus provide this information in a consistent table format, such that the report is easier for campuses to prepare, more concise, and more useful than previous GI  2025 reports. We recommend requiring the CSU Chancellor ’s Office to compile these tables into one consolidated report that highlights key takeaways, including identifying which activities it found most cost ‑effective in meeting each of the program ’s objectives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Note: Table excludes Executive and Management Personnel, Confidential Classes, Excluded Classes, nonacademic student employees, other intermittent employees, and faculty teaching in extension, special sessions, and summer sessions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 19, 2023 - We summarize those cost estimates by segment and award type in our Cal Grant Spending EdBudget table. The budget makes no changes to the Cal Grant reform provisions adopted in the 2022‑23 budget agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4809

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 4, 2022 - (This EdBudget table lists all the projects receiving construction grants, whereas this EdBudget table lists all the projects receiving planning grants.) Figure 9 State Makes First Round of Student Housing Grant Awards General Fund (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4632

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - This EdBudget table lists all of the Proposition 2 projects funded in 2025-26. Districts Have Submitted Many New Project Proposals for 2026-27. The Chancellor ’s Office indicates that districts submitted 35 eligible new project proposals for Proposition  2 bond funding in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Our EdBudget table, California Community Colleges Categorical Programs , lists all of these programs and their associated ongoing funding level. Underlying Costs Tend to Grow Over Time. As with apportionments, statute does not require the state to provide a COLA for any CCC  categorical program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - Final EdBudget Tables (2015) Declarations, Reports, and Requirements for Universities a University of California Findings and declarations (1) The UC Regents have endorsed a long-term funding framework that calls for flat tuition in 2015-16 and 2016-17 and actions to reduce the cost structure of the university. (2) The framework will create capacity for all campuses to serve more
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - (This EdBudget table provides more detail on the State Library’s budget, including spending by program and fund source.) Implementation Updates State Recently Provided Substantial One-Time Funding for Local Infrastructure Projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882