7980 Student Aid Commission
Major Program Changes
  • The Budget proposes $45.5 million in reductions by suspending new awards for the Cal Grant Competitive Program.

  • The Budget proposes to shift $18.3 million Cal Grant costs from General Fund to the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program through a reimbursement from the Department of Social Services.

  • The Budget proposes reimbursements of $1.7 million in 2009-10 and $3.3 million in 2010-11 for the California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program. The Commission and the Military Department will partner to promote the pursuit of higher education and to provide education benefits to members of the California National Guard, pursuant to Chapter 12, Statutes of 2009, of the Fourth Extraordinary Session.