California College Promise Grant (formerly the Board of Governor’s Fee Waiver): Free Enrollment for low-income students to California community colleges
NOTE ABOUT CHANGE IN LAW FOR TANF/CALWORKS:
If you were qualified for TANF/Calworks but found ineligible because of a drug conviction, your criminal history would have previously disqualified you from the CA College Promis Grant program (see PUBLIC BENEFITS CHAPTER, PG. 449, for details about TANF/CalWORKS eligibility). However, this law changed on April 1, 2015. After that date, your conviction history no longer makes you ineligible for TANF/CalWORKS benefits, so you may be able to qualify for program now.
The California College Promise Grant removes enrollment fees for qualified low-income students applying to California’s Community Colleges. If you qualify for this grant, you can go to community college for free (NOTE: you will still have to pay for other education expenses, such as books and supplies). If you are taking a correspondence course through a California Community College while you are incarcerated, you may qualify for this grant—keep reading to learn more.