January 2020

Financial Aid

Cal Grant Spending

(Dollars in Millions)

  2018-19
Actual		 2019-20
Revised		 2020-21
Proposed		 Change From 2019-20
Amount Percent
Total Spending $2,122 $2,408 $2,506 $97 4.0%
By Segment:          
University of California $958 $1,029 $1,053 $23 2.3%
California State University 747 841 899 57 6.8
Private nonprofit institutions 241 262 274 12 4.5
California Community Colleges 152 248 252 4 1.7
Private for-profit institutions 23 27 29 2 5.7
Other public institutions —a —a —a —a -5.1
By Program:          
High School Entitlement $1,743 $1,860 $1,937 $76 4.1%
Competitive 154 299 319 20 6.8
CCC Transfer Entitlement 215 237 239 2 1.0
Cal Grant C 10 13 12 -1 -6.4
By Award Type:          
Cal Grant A $1,182 $1,267 $1,306 $39 3.1%
Cal Grant B 930 1,129 1,188 60 5.3
Cal Grant C 10 13 12 -1 -6.4
By Renewal or New:          
Renewal $1,476 $1,616 $1,693 $78 4.8%
New 646 793 813 21 2.6
By Funding Source:          
General Fund $1,052 $1,343 $1,501 $158 11.8%
Federal TANF 1,066 1,060 1,000 -60 -5.7
College Access Tax Credit Fund 5 6 5 -1 -12
           
Notes:
Data reflect California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) estimates. Some categories do not sum to totals because of rounding.
Figure does not include $7.5 million in spending for the California Dreamer Service Incentive Grant in 2019-20 and 2020-21. Because program funds will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, we are unable at this time to estimate the distribution of spending by segment, program, and new/renewal status.
a Less than $500,000.        
TANF = Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.