The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - In other words, despite the 10  percent reduction in fees, the department ’s proposal to temporarily cover some of its indirect administrative costs outside of the rate structure would not make some of the IT services it provides competitively priced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - DVBE Incentive —The DVBE incentive, on the other hand, provides a competitive advantage to bidders who include a certified DVBE subcontractor in their proposals. The incentive applies to most competitive state solicitations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - More Information Forthcoming on Capacity and Competitive Grant Programs. NTIA will provide more information on the Capacity and Competitive Grant Programs to states and other jurisdictions over the next several months.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - GO-Biz selects applicants via a competitive application process and negotiates individual agreements with each successful applicant, including year-by-year milestones an d corresponding credit allocations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - While we were not able to compare service contracts and rates in our research, it seems at least possible based on our assessment of certain budget proposals related to the State Data Center that rates for some IT services offered by CDT are not competitive with private vendor rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Without such information, the Legislature cannot determine whether continuing th e Youth Jobs Corps represents the best investment of state funds, or if other program structures or activities are a more effective way to pursue youth workforce development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program. This grant program received $1.25  billion to provide applicants, including some state entities, with annual allocations for five calendar years to implement digital equity  projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - Whether matching funds or real property should be required as a condition of receiving grants for behavioral health facilities and whether HCD should be required to award grants on a competitive basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - The California Electronic Cigarette Excise Tax Program administers a 12.5  percent tax on retail sales of e-cigarettes. This program is small and new, so this post focuses on the other two programs. Flavor Ban.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - The California Film Commission competitively awards tax credits of up to 25  percent of certain production expenses, such as crew wages and post-production costs, to motion picture production companies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452