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Helping Justice-Involved Reenter Employment 2. 0 is sponsored by Workforce Development Board. The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) is pleased to announce the availability of approximately $9.
5 million in funding for the Helping Justice-Involved Reenter Employment 2. 0 (HIRE 2. 0) grant program.
This funding builds on past and current investments in the reentry population. HIRE 2. 0 extends the CWDB’s portfolio of investments for California’s reentry population and represents the second cycle of the HIRE grant program.
HIRE 2. 0 aims to increase employment opportunities and job mobility for justice-involved individuals by supporting training, supportive services, reskilling and upskilling, and needs-related payments. This funding builds on the CWDB’s past and current investments in workforce programming for the reentry population.
HIRE 2. 0 funding is available only to existing HIRE 1. 0 grantees and Network Spokes (subrecipients).
A HIRE 1. 0 grantee is defined as an existing Network Hub or Independent project awarded grant funds to operate programming under HIRE 1. 0.
A subrecipient refers to a HIRE 1. 0 Network Spoke that operated programming under a HIRE Network. The HIRE 2.
0 grant program’s objectives are to: • Increase employment opportunities and job mobility for justice-involved individuals. • Provide training, reskilling, upskilling, and supportive services to justice-involved individuals to improve employment opportunities and job mobility. Applicants must identify a single project type prior to applying.
Organizations may only apply for one project type. The CWDB has identified two different project types for the HIRE 2. 0 grant program: 1.
Independent 2. HIRE Network projects Local workforce development boards, community-based organizations (CBOs), and other agencies areexpected to operate in a collaborative relationship for each project type to recruit and support participants, assess their needs, and provide supportive, direct, and needs-related payments to participants. Award ranges for HIRE 2.
0 will be determined by the designations established for large and small CBOs under HIRE 1. 0. For example, a HIRE 1.
0 grantee or subrecipient designated as a small CBO may apply only for the award range designated for small CBOs under HIRE 2. 0.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Business; Nonprofit; Public Agency. Funding available through this Request for Applications (RFA) is limited to existing HIRE (HIRE 1.0) grantees and Network Spokes only. Applicants must select a single project type; therefore, HIRE 1.0 Network Spokes, electing to apply as an Independent project, cannot also apply as part of a HIRE 2.0 Network. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The published deadline was February 26, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Helping Justice-Involved Reenter Employment 2.0 is funded by Workforce Development Board. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Workforce Accelerator Fund 14 is sponsored by Workforce Development Board. The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) is pleased to announce up to $3 million in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Governor’s discretionary funds for the Workforce Accelerator Fund 14 (Accelerator 14) grant program. The CWDB seeks to fund two or more partnerships that will develop a scalable, replicable career pathway program focused on the Quantum or Fusion sectors. Funded projects will integrate multiple on- and off-ramps for participants from the K-12 system through the community college and four-year university systems. The intent of Accelerator 14 is to support the development of programs that offer: -Establish industry-recognized credentials that will prepare jobseekers for quality jobs in the Quantum or Fusion sectors; particularly short-term credentials that can be attained in approximately eight to thirteen weeks.-Train and place participants into jobs in Quantum, Fusion, and/or adjacent occupations within the Quantum or Fusion supply chains that do not require a four-year degree.-Provide career education, exploration, and introductory technical education at the High School and Community College levels.-Offer guidance and support to students seeking to enter a four-year degree program focused on Quantum, Fusion, or a related field.-Conduct outreach, recruitment, and supportive services for jobseekers facing barriers to employment. The CWDB will consider applications for both participant serving (Innovation Impact), and non-participant serving projects (Planning and Development).
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