The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - CAC indicates that funding would be allocated to grantees representing all 58 c ounties and that it would target funds to certain communities most impacted by COVID ‑19, including historically marginalized communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - In 2023 ‑24, for example, 85 of 150  mandatory reporters (57  percent) met the DVBE participation goal while 58 (39  percent) did not. (Seven, or 5  percent, made no reportable awards.) Ensuring Only Eligible Vendors Participate Has Been a Focus Ensuring That Only Eligible Vendors Participate Has Been an Historical Challenge With Violations Ranging From Inadvertent to Fraudulent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - Of the $2  billion in previous or planned last ‑mile project appropriations, only $550  million is ARP fiscal relief funds subject to the deadline. $1   Billion in Awards Available in First Round. CPUC also estimates the total amount of grants available in the first CASF FFA grant application round will be $1  billion (including all $550  million in ARP fiscal relief funds).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - Specifically, up to $550  million General Fund could be reduced from proposed or scheduled appropriations for last ‑mile project grants given the availability in 2024 ‑25 of $1.86  billion in federal BEAD program funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - The total funding is comprised of $2.2  billion one-time ARP fiscal relief funds and $550  million one-time General Fund. The 2020 ‑21 budget and subsequent action allocated $800  million in one-time funding for the then newly established Homekey Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A  2018   report  by the State Coastal Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy found that 55 percent of California’s existing coastal habitats are highly vulnerable to five feet of sea‑level rise, including 60 percent of the state’s iconic beaches and 58 percent of its marshes. 
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Because of this, immediate state action on the $550  million for small business grants, which are targeted at impacted businesses, is worth considering. (Taking immediate state action on the $25  million in cultural institution grants also is worth considering for similar reasons.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

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

Jan 13, 2022 - The remaining $200  million would be allocated to the state ’s 61 local health jurisdictions (LHJs) (58 counties and 3 cities), with funding allocated based in part on each LHJ ’s population share, level of poverty, and racial/ethnic make ‑up.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492