The Ballmer Group awarded $77 million to two California State University campuses to expand mental-health counseling and the workforce pipeline in the Los Angeles area. The grants include $48 million to Cal State LA to train more than 1,000 new counselors and social workers, and $29 million to California State University, Dominguez Hills to educate hundreds of additional mental-health professionals. The Cal State LA investment will double the capacity of its one-year Master of Social Work and school-based family counseling programs and increase headcount in its two-year MSW program by 50%. The Ballmer Group said much of the funding will support student scholarships. At CSUDH, the funding supports “Toros Heal L.A.,” a program intended to build a culturally responsive, community-rooted mental-health workforce, including scholarships, licensure preparation, and emergency aid for students in training. For higher-ed leaders focused on student success and well-being, the scale and staffing emphasis signal an acceleration of counselor pipeline development, aligned with broader demand for behavioral health services and clinical placements.