Cal Grant Program is sponsored by California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). The Cal Grant is a California-specific financial aid grant for undergraduate students and those in vocational or career training. It does not need to be repaid. Eligibility is based on financial need, academic performance, and other factors, including income and assets.

Golden State Teacher Grant Program is sponsored by California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). This program offers grants to students pursuing a teaching credential in a Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) approved program. Recipients must complete their program within three years and work as a teacher at a priority school in California.

Grants for Employment, Labor & Training Workforce in California is sponsored by Various, aggregated by The Grant Portal. This listing on The Grant Portal provides an aggregation of grants for employment, labor & training workforce in California. While not a single grant program, it indicates a focus on enhancing job skills, boosting employability, and promoting career advancement. Research on discrimination within these areas could align with some of the broader goals of such workforce development funding.

The Educational Support Grant provides funding for tuition and textbook costs to students pursuing careers in early child care and development at California community colleges. Applicants must be currently enrolled in early childhood education or child development courses, pursuing a Child Development Permit, have an approved declared major, be employed in the California child care field, reside in California, and be enrolled in at least a 3-unit ECE practicum or student teaching course. Grant funding is distributed on a first come, first served basis based on submission of a complete application and successful course completion with a grade of C or better. Limited funding is available per cycle.

California Chafee Grant for Foster Youth is sponsored by California Student Aid Commission and California Department of Social Services. The California Chafee Grant for Foster Youth awards financial aid to eligible foster youth to attend college, universities, or career/technical schools. Funding is limited and distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Community School Technical Assistance Grants is a grant from the California Department of Education that funds county offices of education to provide regional technical assistance to local educational agencies implementing community school models. As part of the California Community Schools Partnership Program, this initiative supports county offices in building the capacity of schools and districts across their regions to adopt and sustain effective community school strategies. The program invests in a statewide infrastructure of technical assistance providers to accelerate community school development. Eligible applicants are county offices of education in California.

California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program (Classified Grant) is sponsored by California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). This program provides grant funding to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to recruit classified school employees to complete a bachelor's degree and a Commission-approved teacher preparation program, and to provide instructional service as fully credentialed teachers.

Accessing Tech-Enabled Language Learning in California is a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) through the Technology-enabled Collaborative Learning Program that funds the use of technology-enabled learning models to improve retention of health care providers and increase access to health services in rural and underserved areas. The program supports hub-and-spoke networks connecting specialists to primary care teams in underserved communities through telehealth and collaborative learning. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, city and township governments, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments, and other Native American tribal organizations.