Workforce Entry Grants

Workforce Entry Grants is sponsored by Accelerate Foundation. This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

Workforce Accelerator Fund 13 - California Grants Portal CWDB will fund new and existing projects to design, develop, and implement innovative workforce service models that lead to quality jobs and accelerate employment and re-employment for California workers.

Traditional workforce funding streams can be rigid, and Accelerator 13 funding is designed to allow grantees the flexibility to bridge gaps in the workforce system in ways that mobilize existing funding streams for greater employment impacts.

The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) and the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), in partnership with the Employment Development Department (EDD), and collaboration with the California Jobs First are pleased to announce up to $2,700,000 in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Governor’s discretionary funds for the Workforce Accelerator Fund 13 (Accelerator 13) grant program.

Accelerator 13 focuses on workforce development projects that will drive quality jobs for California workers. Successful applications will incorporate High Road principles into projects that improve job quality, create upward mobility, and bridge workforce programs to quality jobs for workers from disadvantaged or low-income communities.

Priority consideration for Accelerator 13 will be given to: -Native American tribes and tribe-serving non-profit organizations. -Organizations with a history of serving veterans. -Projects that demonstrate a connection to California Jobs First Initiative regional planning efforts.

-Applicants with a direct connection to an existing CWDB-funded High Road project. Funding limits will vary by project type. New projects led by organizations without WIOA experience may apply for up to $150,000.

00, new projects led by organizations with WIOA experience can request up to $250,000. 00, and current or past CWDB-funded projects led by applicants with WIOA experience proposing to expand programming may request up to $500,000. 00.

Leveraged funds are required at a 1:1 ratio for all project types.

Community-based organizations, Community colleges, County social services agencies, K-12 education entities and adult schools, Labor-management partnerships, Labor organizations, Local workforce development boards, Native American tribes and tribe-serving non-profit organizations, Non-profit organizations, Public universities, Workforce intermediaries, Worker centers and workers’ rights organizations The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker.

Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight. Expected award announcement The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant. The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.

Total estimated available funding The total projected dollar amount of the grant. Expected number of awards A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given.

Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display. Estimated amount per award Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts.

Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display. Letter of Intent Required? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.

Requires Matched Funding? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source. The funding source allocated to fund the grant.

It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number. Workforce Accelerator Fund 13 is supported by the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) in coordination with the California Employment Development Department (EDD) with Department of Labor funding totaling $2,700,000. The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee.

Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly). State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying. For questions about this grant, contact: 1-916-657-1440, Solicitations@cwdb.

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