Grant funding requires services or projects in alignment with current college efforts to reduce disproportionate impact on AANHPI sub-populations and efforts within:
- Culturally responsive learning communities
- Advising and counseling services
- Mental health counseling and awareness services
- Career development, career readiness, and employment services
- Supplemental instruction and tutoring, such as English language development and support
- Asian American, Pacific Islander studies courses and curriculum development
- Leadership development, internships, and mentorships
The AANHPI Director is responsible for ensuring the colleges’ use of funds shall fit the intention of the Education Code Section 79510 (CCC) and shall align with the listed A-G services and projects.
July 2021: The Asian Pacific Islander (API) Equity Budget was included in the California FY 2022-2023 state budget, allocating funds to California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs (CAPIAA) to form a higher education equity workgroup to address the needs of AANHPI students.
January – June 2022: CAPIAA, with the support of Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education’s (APAHE) leadership, initiated and advocated for the California AANHPI Student Achievement Program proposal
May 2022: The Campaign for College Opportunity published a report (Opens in a new window) highlighting the need to invest in AANHPI students
June 2022: Governor Newsom and the California State Legislature passed the state budget and approved CAPIAA’s budget proposal to create the California AANHPI Student Achievement Program
The program provides $8M for both California Community Colleges and California State Universities; a total of $16M in ongoing funding to serve low-income, first-generation AANHPI students Added Sections 79510-79511 (CCC) and 89297 (CSU) to the California Education Code to legislate the California AANHPI Student Achievement Program