The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - Diverse participation in these studies could improve the quality of both that research and the information available to nationwide precision medicine databases. The funding would support the costs of meetings for the various partners, to produce promotional products, and to hold promotional events.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2025-26 Budget: Natural Resources and Agriculture Discretionary Spending Proposals

Feb 18, 2025 - Background Office of Farm to Fork Promotes Access to Healthy Food and Food ‑Based Education in Schools. CDFA ’s Office of Farm to Fork administers the Farm to School Program, which serves as a statewide resource to assist schools in procuring more locally grown food and engaging students to eat healthier diets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4967

Reducing the Destructiveness of Wildfires: Promoting Defensible Space in California

Sep 30, 2021 - Second, many agencies use inspections as an opportunity to educate homeowners about specific steps they can take to reduce their risk. Third, inspections can play an important role in homeowner financial assistance programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4457

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Cap-and-Trade Reauthorization

May 7, 2025 - Cap ‑and ‑Trade Design Features —Like a Lower Price Ceiling —Can Also Promote Affordability. The design of the cap ‑and ‑trade program also can be modified to mitigate potential impacts on affordability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5042

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Funds Initiatives to Improve Coordination in Workforce Development. The 2025-26 budget includes funding for two initiatives, one in the LWDA and one in the Government Operations Agency (GovOps), to improve coordination between the state ’s workforce development and education agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2022-23 Budget: Zero-Emission Vehicle Package

Feb 23, 2022 - In response to the auditor ’s report, CARB has entered into a contract with researchers to improve its data collection and help develop evaluation strategies to disentangle the effects of overlapping programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4561

An Initial Review of the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program

Dec 13, 2021 - Not all areas are equally equipped to do forest management projects due to limited financial resources, local workforce, or organizational capacity. Prioritizing projects in the most financially disadvantaged communities is important because they are the ones least able to implement high ‑priority projects on their own, and it is of regional interest that all areas make progress in improving forest health.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4482

Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Agriculture

Dec 15, 2021 - Healthy Soils Program Overview of HSP Promotes Adoption of Practices That Sequester Carbon in Soils. The objectives of HSP are to increase statewide implementation of practices that improve soil health, sequester carbon, and reduce GHGs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4483

A Framework for Evaluating State-Level Green Stimulus Proposals

Jan 5, 2021 - For example, the overall stimulative effects of different environmental projects are difficult to compare to other types of spending —such as spending on education, broadband infrastructure, or financial relief for households and businesses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4308

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Oct 16, 2025 - This program supports coordinators in 47 of 58 counties who work with local organizations and residents to improve community wildfire preparedness through education, events, and grant funding. Home Hardening Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5080