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  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Equal Representation in Construction Apprenticeships (ERiCA) Grant Program Year (PY) 2023-2025

    Open Date
    Oct 12, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Industrial Relations
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $25,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Industrial Relations
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    14735
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and the Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS)  announce the availability of $25 million in funding to improve access to training and employment opportunities for women, non-binary and underserved populations within the building and construction trades. The Equal Representation in Construction Apprenticeship (ERiCA) grant funds will be used to cover childcare costs and improve outreach.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Equal Representation in Construction Apprenticeships (ERiCA) Grant Program Year (PY) 2023-2025>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2022 CalAgPlate Grant Program

    Open Date
    Sep 12, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $250,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $2,500 – $212,500
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Grant Program ID
    CA Department of Food and Agriculture
    Portal ID
    14087
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The CalAgPlate program funds projects that support agricultural education, agricultural career awareness and development, agriculture career training, and agriculture leadership development to assist students at the kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12), post-secondary, and adult education levels. Supporting these educational and training areas will provide participants further agricultural opportunities.

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

    2021-22 Human Trafficking Victim Assistance (HV) Program RFP

    Open Date
    Nov 5, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Governor's Office of Emergency Services
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $20,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $0 – $666,666
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Governor's Office of Emergency Services
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    7490
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of the HV Program is to help human trafficking victims (both sex and labor trafficking) recover from the trauma they experienced and assist with reintegration into society through the provision of comprehensive safety and supportive services including, but not limited to, housing assistance, counseling services, and other social services, using a trauma-informed, victim-centered approach.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    Eligible Geographies

    California

    View Full Grant Details: 2021-22 Human Trafficking Victim Assistance (HV) Program RFP>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    California Community Reinvestment Grants Program

    Open Date
    Aug 23, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $38,400,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $100,000 – $900,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
    Grant Program ID
    CalCRG
    Portal ID
    6580
    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

    Bachelor of Science Nursing Loan Repayment Program

    Open Date
    Sep 1, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Health Care Access and Information
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,701,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Health Care Access and Information
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    6469
    Opportunity Type
    • Loan
    Purpose

    The Bachelor of Science Nursing Loan Repayment Program (BSNLRP) aims to increase the number of appropriately trained Registered Nurses in California and encourages those professionals to provide direct patient care in Medically Underserved Areas in California. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Individual
    Eligible Geographies

    Qualified facilities include those designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area- Primary Care (HPSA-PC), Primary Care Shortage Area (PCSA), or Registered Nurse Shortage Area (RNSA).  In addition to the Federal and CA state designations, any State, County, Veteran, or Correctional Facility qualifies as well as Native Indian Health Centers and Federally Qualified Health Centers.

    View Full Grant Details: Bachelor of Science Nursing Loan Repayment Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Program

    Open Date
    Apr 6, 2021
    State Agency / Department
    Employment Development Department
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $2,500,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Employment Development Department
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    5860
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    This program provides deaf and hard of hearing individuals with enhanced services and training in select America’s Job Center of California locations throughout California.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Services in the geographical areas listed below are funded and priority will be provided to programs and services in these areas to prevent and/or minimize disruption in services: Fresno, Los Angeles, Riverside/Rancho Cucamonga, Sacramento, San Diego/Oceanside, San Francisco/Bay Area, and Santa Ana/Garden Grove.

    Proposals to serve a geographical area not listed above must clearly identify the need and why those needs are not currently being met.

    View Full Grant Details: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Adult Reentry Grant Program

    Open Date
    Feb 11, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Board of State and Community Corrections
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $63,650,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $1 – $2,750,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Board of State and Community Corrections
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    9038
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Adult Reentry Grant (ARG) Program provides funding for community-based organizations to deliver reentry services for people formerly incarcerated in state prison.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Adult Reentry Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    US DOL California State Apprenticeship Expansion Grant State Apprenticeship Expansion, Equity, and Innovation Grant (SAEEI)

    Open Date
    Feb 11, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Industrial Relations
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $7,296,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $240,000 – $2,500,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Industrial Relations
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    9014
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and its Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) are announcing the availability of approximately $7.3 million in funds to expand apprenticeship in California.  The grant focuses on creating equitable registered apprenticeship programs for women, veterans, justice-involved, youth, people with disabilities, communities of color and unemployed individuals who were impacted by COVID-19. 

     

     

     

     

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: US DOL California State Apprenticeship Expansion Grant State Apprenticeship Expansion, Equity, and Innovation Grant (SAEEI)>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Urban Greening Grant Program

    Open Date
    Feb 7, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Natural Resources Agency
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $47,500,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Natural Resources Agency
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8765
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The Urban Greening Program, funded by the General Fund, is a grant program designed to promote a comprehensive, long-term approach to addressing climate change to improve the environment. Specifically, the program funds urban greening and urban forestry projects that reduce GHG emissions and provide multiple additional benefits.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Statewide

    View Full Grant Details: Urban Greening Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Transformative Climate Communities Implementation Grant

    Open Date
    Mar 8, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Strategic Growth Council
    Match Funding?
    50%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $105,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $35,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Strategic Growth Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8408
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The TCC Program furthers the purposes of AB 32 (Nunez, 2006) and AB 2722 (Burke, 2016) by funding projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) through the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include multiple coordinated GHG emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities.

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

    Project Areas must be contiguous and no larger than five square miles. At least 51% of the Project Area must be disadvantaged or a within a federally-recognized tribal boundary, and the remaining 49% or less must be disadvantaged or a low-income community as defined by AB 1550. The methods for designating whether a community is disadvantaged differ for incorporated and unincorporated communities. See Section II.A of the Guidelines.

    View Full Grant Details: Transformative Climate Communities Implementation Grant>/span>