The 2021-22 Budget: California Institutes for Science and Innovation

Mar 2, 2021 - Today, UC reports total core funding for the institutes of $16.6 million, consisting of state funds and campus funds. On top of this core funding, the institutes receive additional funds from federal grants, private donations, and other external sources for specific research and other limited‑term endeavors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4394

Trends in Higher Education: Student Access

Jan 23, 2024 - Much of that guide remains relevant today and can assist those who are looking for more basic information on education policy and fiscal matters in California. California's Higher Education System California ’s public higher education sector consists of the California Community Colleges (CCC), California State University (CSU), and University of California (UC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4828

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - After accounting for workforce growth, salary growth largely matched inflation, with little to no growth in inflation ‑adjusted wages for core ‑funded employees over the past decade. Rising Pension Costs Are Due to Both Workforce Expansion and Rate Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - The state, however, provided UC Extension $15  million one ‑time General Fund in 2019 ‑20 to develop additional certificate programs serving adults who had some college credits but no college degree.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

Second Round of Higher Education Federal Relief Funds

Jan 20, 2021 - These changes are intended to reduce the number of questions on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), as well as allow students to better predict their eligibility for Pell Grants. The changes are expected to increase the number of students eligible for the Pell Grant as well as the maximum Pell Grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4315

The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - The program has a local matching requirement, with grant recipients generall y required to contribute half of the funding for a project. The State Library, however, may reduce the local match if a local library demonstrates it has insufficient financial resources to meet the full matching requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882

An Analysis of the University of California’s Agricultural and Natural Resource Programs

Jan 6, 2022 - In contrast, another program —the Nutrition Policy Institute —is a single research institute located on the Berkeley campus that hires only paid research experts who focus almost exclusively on nutrition research and program evaluation for certain nutrition education  programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4490

The 2025-26 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 6, 2025 - Universities Are Not Experiencing More Predictable State Funding Levels. Despite the Governor ’s compacts and desire to provide CSU and UC with predictable annual funding increases, ongoing General Fund support for the universities has not followed such a trajectory.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4957

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 11, 2021 - To qualify for the grants, local libraries are required to provide a one-to-one dollar match. Libraries with fewer resources per resident in their service areas c an qualify for a smaller local match.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4461

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - In 2013, the Legislature created the original MCS program to provide partial tuition coverage for higher ‑income UC and CSU students who generally did not qualify for tuition assistance under the Cal Grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127