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  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development 2.5 (SEED 2.5) Grant

    Open Date
    Nov 12, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Employment Training Panel
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Employment Training Panel
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    82436
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of SEED 2.5 is to support the entrepreneurship of immigrants and Limited English Proficient (LEP) individuals who face significant employment barriers. The SEED 2.5 grant will provide micro-grants, entrepreneurial training, and technical assistance to SEED target populations to support them in starting or maintaining a small business in California aimed at addressing a social problem or meeting a community need.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development 2.5 (SEED 2.5) Grant>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Opportunity Young Adult (OYA) Career Pathway Program, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (ETA) Solicitation for Proposals for Program Year 2024-25 (PY 24-25)

    Open Date
    Oct 17, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Employment Development Department
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,700,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1,700,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Employment Development Department
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    76128
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The OYA ETA PY 24-25 awardee will assist the OYA Career Pathway Program PY 23-24 "OYACPP awardees" with the continued support to design and implement projects that focus on creating pathways to success that test and demonstrate program strategies to improve employment outcomes and reduce persistent economic inequities for OYAs 18-28 years of age.   

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    This grant will support the organizations that were awarded program grants under OYACPP PY 23-24 in the service of the following counties:

    Alameda, Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Ventura.

    View Full Grant Details: Opportunity Young Adult (OYA) Career Pathway Program, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (ETA) Solicitation for Proposals for Program Year 2024-25 (PY 24-25)>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California Community Reinvestment Grants Program

    Open Date
    Aug 5, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $48,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $600,000 – $3,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
    Grant Program ID
    CalCRG
    Portal ID
    78867
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The CalCRG program awards grants to Local Health Departments and qualified Community-based Nonprofit Organizations to support job placement, mental health treatment, substance use disorder treatment, system navigation services, legal services to address barriers to reentry, and linkages to medical care for communities disproportionately affected by past federal and state drug policies, also known as the War on Drugs.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    The CalCRG program statute requires programs and services to be provided to communities disproportionately impacted by past federal and state drug policies. Applicants must provide services in one or more of the identified CalCRG eligible counties or census tracts in California.

    View Full Grant Details: California Community Reinvestment Grants Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Proposition 47 Grant Program: Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act Cohort 4

    Open Date
    Apr 16, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Board of State and Community Corrections
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $152,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Board of State and Community Corrections
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    61098
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Proposition 47 is a grant program to public agencies aimed at supporting mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, and diversion programs for people in the criminal justice system, with an emphasis on programs that reduce recidivism of people convicted of less serious crimes, such as those covered by this measure, and those who have substance abuse and mental health problems.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Proposition 47 Grant Program: Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act Cohort 4>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Clean Energy Access Grant Account

    Open Date
    Mar 1, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Public Utilities Commission
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $5,790,400
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Public Utilities Commission
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    59193
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Clean Energy Access Grant Account will award grants to CBOs & Tribal organizations to help facilitate access to & the adoption of clean energy programs in their respective communities. The CEA Grant Account will provide funding to develop equity initiatives & clean energy access opportunities that complement other CPUC programs. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Clean Energy Access Grant Account>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Campesino de California Outreach Grant- Radio Media

    Open Date
    Sep 6, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Employment Development Department
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $100,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $100,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Employment Development Department
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    45950
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The primary goal of this grant is to develop and deliver 16 semi-monthly, 30-minute hosted radio shows recorded in video format for the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker (MSFW) population in Spanish. Additionally, the grantee must use online and social media outlets to publicize the radio talk show and communicate additional information as necessary to enhance existing outreach channels and support outreach efforts. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    The applicant must submit a proposal to EDD to reach the maximum amount of MSFWs statewide and provide adequate content for each of the talk shows and related written media. Proposals must focus on providing timely dissemination of accurate and pertinent information regarding programs and services to MSFWs and their families. Target populations must include hard to reach and underrepresented high-density farmworker agricultural areas.

    View Full Grant Details: Campesino de California Outreach Grant- Radio Media>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Helping Justice-Involved Reenter Employment (HIRE)

    Open Date
    May 18, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Workforce Development Board
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $50,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Workforce Development Board
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    29804
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The HIRE initiative is the latest program under the Corrections-Workforce Partnership, a state-level collaboration effort between CWDB, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), and the California Prison Industry Authority (CalPIA). Since 2018, the CWDB has formally partnered with CDCR and CalPIA to improve labor market outcomes of the state's justice-involved and formerly incarcerated populations.

     

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Helping Justice-Involved Reenter Employment (HIRE)>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Local Conservation Corps Grant Program

    Open Date
    Mar 6, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Match Funding?
    25%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $27,891,970
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Grant Program ID
    RLC38
    Portal ID
    25445
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Local Conservation Corps (LCC) Grant Program provides grants to certified community conservation corps to serve youth 18-25 years of age with a 3 component program including job skills in recycling, education and career education.  LCCs provide beverage container litter reduction programs, and waste tire, E-waste and used oil recycling-related services.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    All services are to be provided within the State of California.

    View Full Grant Details: Local Conservation Corps Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Collaborative Redesign Technical Assistance (CRTA) Program Year 2023-24 (PY 23-24)

    Open Date
    Apr 26, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Employment Development Department
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Other
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Employment Development Department
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    28127
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The RESEA CRTA grant’s purpose is to optimize the RESEA program to improve outcomes for claimants most likely to exhaust Unemployment Insurance (UI), leveraging the insights of local practitioners to co-design strategies for more effective implementation and coordination of services. Additionally, the grant will use the RESEA program as a case study for enacting systems change across the state workforce development system.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Applicants to the RESEA CRTA PY 22-23 must be organizations with the capacity, relationships, and expertise to deliver TA services within all counties of the state of California.

    View Full Grant Details: Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Collaborative Redesign Technical Assistance (CRTA) Program Year 2023-24 (PY 23-24)>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2022 Title II Grant Program

    Open Date
    Jul 12, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Board of State and Community Corrections
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $0
    Estimated Low/High
    $1 – $350,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Board of State and Community Corrections
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    11708
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    This Grant Program provides alternatives to detention, promotes youth safety and well-being while in custody, and identifies and supports successful and emerging reentry models. It intends that in-custody programs focus on rehabilitation and building individual strengths instead of punishment for past mistakes and deficits. It intends that California’s disproportionate representation of youth of color in the juvenile justice system be addressed.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: 2022 Title II Grant Program>/span>