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  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Cycle 46 Program Development Grants

    Open Date
    Mar 28, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    CA State Council on Development Disabilities
    Match Funding?
    25%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $300,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA State Council on Development Disabilities
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    27281
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The State Council on Developmental Disabilities, in alignment with the goals of its 5-year state plan issues requests for proposals through Program Development Grants on a yearly basis. Successful grant projects are implemented by community-based organizations that research, develop and/or implement innovative programs and promising/best practices in communities throughout the state.

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

    The Council will award funding, on a competitive basis, to California-based agencies andorganizations that represent and/or serve individuals with intellectual, developmental and/orcross-disabilities.

    View Full Grant Details: Cycle 46 Program Development Grants>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Employment Social Enterprise Program (ESE) Program Year 2022-23 (PY 22-23)

    Open Date
    Mar 28, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Employment Development Department
    Match Funding?
    20%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $10,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Other
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Employment Development Department
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    27203
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The ESE PY 22-23 grant competition solicits proposals to design, develop, and implement programs that will focus on the first step to transitioning participants into the workforce by placing individuals into employment, typically in a supported employment setting, to help them earn wages while building work experience, improving job skills as well as provide supportive services for California’s most vulnerable populations.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Nonprofit
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Applicants to the ESE Program PY 22-23 may serve disconnected young adults, justice-involved individuals, people with disabilities, long-term unemployed, older individuals, English Laguage Learners, and veterans in disavantaged communities across the State of California.

    View Full Grant Details: Employment Social Enterprise Program (ESE) Program Year 2022-23 (PY 22-23)>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 (Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities)

    Open Date
    Jun 14, 2023
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Transportation
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $51,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Transportation
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    28067
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The goal of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 Program is to improve mobility for seniors and individuals with disabilities by removing barriers to transportation services and expanding the transportation mobility options available. Provides financial assistance for transportation services planned, designed, and carried out to meet special transportation needs. 

     

     

     

     

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

    Rural Areas (pop under 50,000)

    Small Urban Area (pop between 50,000-199,999)

    Large Urbanized Areas administered by Caltrans:

    *Antioch

    *Bakersfield

    *Concord

    *Indio-Cathedral

    *Modesto

    *Murrieta-Temecula

    *Riverside-San Bernardino

    *Sacramento

    *San Francisco-Oakland

    *San Jose

    *Santa Rosa

    *Stockton 

    *Victorville-Hesperia

    *Visalia 

     

    View Full Grant Details: Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 (Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities)>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Regional K-16 Education Collaboratives Grant Program

    Open Date
    Apr 1, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Department of General Services
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $250,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $15,000,000 – $20,000,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of General Services
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    9788
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The K-16 Program is part of a statewide strategy for strengthening education-to-workforce pathways and ensuring that education, vocational, and workforce programs work in partnership to address the income, racial, and gender inequalities in education and employment. The program is designed to support regional K-16 education collaboratives that create streamlined pathways from high school to postsecondary education and into the workforce. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies

    Collaboratives must represent one of the 13 established Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) regions. 

    https://k16collaborative.org/regional-map/

     

    View Full Grant Details: Regional K-16 Education Collaboratives Grant Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    2021 CaliforniansForAll Youth Workforce Development Program

    Open Date
    Mar 18, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Volunteers
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $15,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Volunteers
    Grant Program ID
    JP21-002
    Portal ID
    9728
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The CaliforniansForAll Youth Workforce Program is a Governor’s initiative administered by California
    Volunteers in partnership with cities across California. The purpose of this initiative is to increase youth
    employment, develop youth interest in and experience towards a career, and to strengthen city capacity
    to address key areas of climate, food insecurity, and local COVID-19 recovery. 

    Eligible Applicants
    • Public Agency
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: 2021 CaliforniansForAll Youth Workforce Development Program>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Local Conservation Corps Grant Program

    Open Date
    Mar 18, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Match Funding?
    25%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $25,946,018
    Estimated Low/High
    $1,853,285 – $1,853,313
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
    Grant Program ID
    RLC37
    Portal ID
    9725
    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

    Cultural Pathways

    Open Date
    Jan 19, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,161,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $0 – $30,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8582
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    The purpose of the Cultural Pathways program is to strengthen the capacity of small, new, and emerging arts organizations that are rooted in communities of color, recent immigrant and refugee communities, and tribal or indigenous groups, and to anchor the cultural and creative work of these organizations into the cultural landscape of the state.

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

    California-based - Documentation of having a principal place of business in California. 

    View Full Grant Details: Cultural Pathways>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Reentry Through the Arts

    Open Date
    Jan 19, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    CA Arts Council
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,165,628
    Estimated Low/High
    $0 – $50,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Advance(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    CA Arts Council
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8567
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Reentry Through the Arts supports arts and culture programs for adults who have been incarcerated within correctional institutions. It reinforces the direct impact that arts and culture have on the health, welfare, and economic well-being of all Californians and their communities. 

     

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

    California-based - Documentation of having a principal place of business in California. 

    View Full Grant Details: Reentry Through the Arts>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    Paid Family Leave Small Business (PFL SB) Grant 2.0

    Open Date
    Feb 11, 2022
    State Agency / Department
    Employment Training Panel
    Match Funding?
    No
    Estimated Total Funding
    $1,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    $250,000 – $500,000
    Funds Disbursement
    Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Employment Training Panel
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8510
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    Businesses that are impacted by the PFL program will have increased costs such as: training and upskilling existing staff to cover the duties of the employee on PFL, hiring and training additional staff to cover the duties of the employee on PFL, and the marketing, recruitment, and training costs to cover these activities.

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    Eligible Geographies
    View Full Grant Details: Paid Family Leave Small Business (PFL SB) Grant 2.0>/span>
  • Deadline
    Closed
    Grant Title

    CAL FIRE Business and Workforce Development

    Open Date
    Jan 15, 2024
    State Agency / Department
    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
    Match Funding?
    100%
    Estimated Total Funding
    $20,000,000
    Estimated Low/High
    Dependent
    Funds Disbursement
    Advances & Reimbursement(s)
    Current as of:
    Grantor
    Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
    Grant Program ID
    Portal ID
    8237
    Opportunity Type
    • Grant
    Purpose

    CAL FIRE's Wood Products and Bioenergy team seeks to maintain and enhance the wood products infrastructure of California to promote healthy resilient forests throughout the state by supporting a diverse set of business development and workforce development projects.  

    Eligible Applicants
    • Business
    • Individual
    • Nonprofit
    • Other Legal Entity
    • Public Agency
    • Tribal Government
    Eligible Geographies

    Statewide

    View Full Grant Details: CAL FIRE Business and Workforce Development>/span>