The Ballmer Group awarded $77 million to two California State University campuses to expand mental health services and the pipeline of licensed providers serving Los Angeles. The largest share—$48 million to Cal State LA—will train more than 1,000 counselors and social workers, with the funding framed around East LA youth mental health needs. California State University, Dominguez Hills received $29 million to educate hundreds of new mental health professionals for South LA, supporting scholarship, licensure preparation, and emergency aid through an initiative called Toros Heal L.A. The awards also signal how private grantmaking is being operationalized through graduate program capacity and student scholarships—making mental health workforce planning a direct part of higher education budgeting.