State-funded assistance grants and contracts: advance payments.
- Requires state agencies to provide advance payments for all grants and contracts starting January 1, 2026.
- Mandates advance payments cannot exceed 25% of total grant funds unless specially justified.
- Requires recipients to provide quarterly reports and deposit advance funds in federally insured accounts.
- Authorizes the Department of Finance to audit any recipient of advance payments for compliance.
Assembly Member Hart's legislation mandates advance payments for California state grants and contracts while establishing new transparency requirements for fund distribution. The bill requires state agencies to provide advance payments to qualified nonprofit organizations and tribal entities for all grants and contracts advertised after January 1, 2026, replacing the current optional advance payment system.
The measure modifies existing prioritization requirements for disadvantaged communities, limiting them to grants advertised before 2026. For subsequent grants, agencies must disclose the percentage of funds available as advance payments in both solicitation materials and grant registrations with the California State Library. While maintaining the standard 25% cap on advance payments, agencies may exceed this limit when recipient entities demonstrate sufficient need.
Recipients must meet specific requirements to qualify for advance payments, including providing detailed budgets, maintaining federally insured accounts for fund tracking, and submitting quarterly progress reports. The Department of Finance gains authority to audit both state agencies and recipients to verify proper fund utilization. The legislation preserves agencies' existing payment and grantmaking authorities while adding these new requirements for advance payments.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Latest Voting History
 Mike GipsonD Assembly Member | Committee Member |  Not Contacted | |
 Marc BermanD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Blanca RubioD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Jesse GabrielD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 James RamosD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |
- Requires state agencies to provide advance payments for all grants and contracts starting January 1, 2026.
- Mandates advance payments cannot exceed 25% of total grant funds unless specially justified.
- Requires recipients to provide quarterly reports and deposit advance funds in federally insured accounts.
- Authorizes the Department of Finance to audit any recipient of advance payments for compliance.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Hart's legislation mandates advance payments for California state grants and contracts while establishing new transparency requirements for fund distribution. The bill requires state agencies to provide advance payments to qualified nonprofit organizations and tribal entities for all grants and contracts advertised after January 1, 2026, replacing the current optional advance payment system.
The measure modifies existing prioritization requirements for disadvantaged communities, limiting them to grants advertised before 2026. For subsequent grants, agencies must disclose the percentage of funds available as advance payments in both solicitation materials and grant registrations with the California State Library. While maintaining the standard 25% cap on advance payments, agencies may exceed this limit when recipient entities demonstrate sufficient need.
Recipients must meet specific requirements to qualify for advance payments, including providing detailed budgets, maintaining federally insured accounts for fund tracking, and submitting quarterly progress reports. The Department of Finance gains authority to audit both state agencies and recipients to verify proper fund utilization. The legislation preserves agencies' existing payment and grantmaking authorities while adding these new requirements for advance payments.
Latest Voting History
Mike GipsonD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Marc BermanD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Blanca RubioD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Jesse GabrielD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
James RamosD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |