UC Federal Grants and Contracts for Medical Care, R&D, and Other Purposes [EdBudget]

Feb 21, 2026 - UC Federal Grants and Contracts for Medical Care, R&D, and Other Purposes [EdBudget] a Amounts for 2024-25 are estimates based on 11 months of actuals. b Reflects expenditures, not annual grant award amounts. c This row excludes expenditures from NIH grants. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1047

CSU Federal Grants and Contracts for Research and Other Purposes [EdBudget]

Feb 12, 2026 - CSU Federal Grants and Contracts for Research and Other Purposes [EdBudget] $291.8 $602.3 Notes: About 20 percent of federal funding at CSU is grants and contracts for R&D, workforce training, student support, outreach, and various other purposes (with the remainder for student financial aid).
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1052

California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]

Mar 10, 2026 - California Community Colleges Capital Outlay Projects [EdBudget]     a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share of project costs. b Proposition 51 (2016) bond funds. c The performance criteria phase is the initial phase of this design-build project. d Replacement buildings listed in this category involve adding space. e Center operated
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1025

Changes in University of California General Fund Spending [EdBudget]

Feb 13, 2026 - d Reflects entire actual appropriations. These figures were provided by UC. DOF included in Schedule 9 the original appropriations. e Reflects removal of $8.1 million from UC's budget relating to a UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College intersegmental housing project being shifted to being supported with Proposition 2 funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1044

California State University Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Jan 29, 2026 - California State University Funding by Source [EdBudget] a Includes funding for pensions and retiree health benefits. b Includes funds used for student financial aid. c Includes housing fees, parking fees, extended education charges, and fees for other noncore programs. d Consists of State Transportation Fund monies designated for transportation research and workforce development. e Reflects total combined resident and nonresident enrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1048

Breakdown of Local Control Funding Formula [EdBudget]

Jan 19, 2026 - For 2025-26 amd 2026-27, the ratio requirement is 10:1. d Includes funding related to inter-district transfer students, support for the State Special Schools, the Education Protection Account, and $3.5 million to support the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1071

Middle Class Scholarship Program [EdBudget]

Feb 3, 2026 - Beginning in 2025-26, the state began funding the program in arrears, such that it will appropriate funding for 2025-26 costs in 2026-27 and appropriate funding for 2026-27 costs in 2027-28. a In addition to undergraduate students at UC and CSU, CCC students in bachelor's degree programs are eligible for Middle Class Scholarships. b CSAC used a different methodology to estimate CSU 2025-26 MCS
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1056

Proposition 98 Key Inputs and Outcomes Under Governor's Budget [EdBudget]

Jan 15, 2026 - As set forth in the State Constitution, an attendance decline does not reduce the guarantee unless attendance has declined in the two previous years. c As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus 0.5 percent. d Includes adjustments to the previous year's maintenance factor for growth in per capita personal income and K-12 attendance as required by the State Constitution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1063

Tuition and Fees by Higher Education Segment [EdBudget]

Jan 24, 2026 - Rates for continuing students remain at the levels set in the year the student first enrolled at UC. d For 2026-27, we assume campus fees increase on average by 5 percent. UC amount reflects average for undergraduates, with graduate students charged less on average.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1036

California Community Colleges Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Jan 21, 2026 - For the budget year, the administration grew the current-year amount mainly to reflect proposed enrollment growth under the Governor's budget. d Primarily consists of revenue from student fees (other than enrollment fees), sales and services, and grants and contracts, as well as local debt-service payments. e Reflects the administration's estimates of budgeted FTE students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1037