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Workforce Accelerator Fund 13

Workforce Development Board · 80507

Eligibility details

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

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required.

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

About this opportunity

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.

Funding geography: Not specified — review source. A funder’s address does not establish eligibility.

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