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GFO-21-602 – IDEAL ZEV Workforce Pilot

CA Energy Commission · 7039

Eligibility details

This solicitation is open to all California public entities, private entities, community-based organizations (CBO), non-profits (NP), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), California Community Colleges, California State Universities, the University of California, California Native American Tribes, and California Tribal Organizations. Ineligible applicants include California state agencies, boards, and commissions.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: 5%. There is a 5 percent (5%) match share requirement for this solicitation. There is no (0%) match share requirement for California Native American Tribes and California Tribal Organizations.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

Proposed projects should demonstrate community and employer engagement and a path toward ZEV jobs in the State. The Inclusive, Diverse, Equitable, Accessible, and Local (IDEAL) ZEV Workforce Pilot focuses investments on and provides benefits to priority communities. Key goals of this investment include: Supporting training in ZEV industries. Aligning workforce projects in ZEV deployment areas for growth and scale. Making training specifically available to priority communities. Preparing dislocated, unemployed, and new workforce entrants for ZEV careers. Accrue environmental and socioeconomic benefits to California. Priority populations include residents of (1) census tracts identified as disadvantaged per Senate Bill 535, (2) census tracts identified as low-income per Assembly Bill 1550, or (3) a low-income household per Assembly Bill 1550.

Funding geography: The Applicant does not need to have its company headquarters in California, but it must have at least one existing physical office within the State of California.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.