The 2023-24 Budget: Student Housing

Mar 9, 2023 - That is, under the grant program, the state is funding a relatively high share of costs (100  percent of costs for some projects), whereas campuses would be covering 100  percent of costs for all housing projects under the loan program (except for the financing costs, which would be free of charge).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4733

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - The state appropriated approximately $100  million annually over this period. In 2024 ‑25 (three years into the revamped program), the program gave awards to more than 350,000 recipients —about a seven ‑fold increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Of these students, 418 (2.7  percent) had already earned 100 or more CCC units. Just over 100 of these students had already accumulated 150 or more units. Furthermore, of the 15,500  incarcerated CCC students enrolled in 2022 ‑23, 905 (5.8  percent) already had earned an associate degree in a prior year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - The one‑time spending will expire in 2027‑28, freeing up funds that could help the state accommodate a possible decrease in the minimum guarantee before having to reduce programs. Under the Governor’s budget, the amount of the cushion is $241 million, equating to 1.7 percent of Proposition 98 spending on the community colleges in 2026‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - This foundation operates the Imagination Library, which mails books free of charge to children under age five. Anticipated Federal Funding Fluctuated During Budget Development. Early in the budget process, the State Library was notified that its federal Institute of Museum and Library Services grant was being terminated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2024-25 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 29, 2024 - Students apply for Cal Grant awards by submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application. To qualify for an award, students must meet certain income and asset criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4865

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - The next largest one‑time CCC proposals are $121 million for deferred maintenance projects and $100 million for a student support block grant. CSU and UC Out ‑Year Commitments Would Remain. Under the Governor ’s plan —consistent with the budget plan enacted in June 2025 —the state would continue to make certain out ‑year commitments to CSU and UC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - Beyond these appropriations, the 2022-23 budget package included intent language to provide an additional $100  million General Fund in 2023-24 for local library infrastructure projects. Subsequently, the 2023-24 budget package delayed the additional $100  million until future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882

The 2023-24 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Mar 7, 2023 - At this funding level, the administration projects the state could provide a $100 seed deposit to all of the approximately 450,000 newborns annually. Accordingly, the Governor proposes trailer bill language increasing the seed deposit for all newborns from $25 to $100.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4731

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - This would free up state funding currently going toward these purposes, which the Legislature could in turn use for other purposes, such as providing additional support for incarcerated or formerly incarcerated students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005