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California Permitting Academy

Grantor:
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
Departmental Grant ID:
0509
Portal ID:
162033
Status:
Closed
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The “California Permitting Academy” will provide technical assistance to local governments, helping them streamline their permitting processes.

This RFP is open to qualified organizations with demonstrated experience in government process improvement, technical assistance, and training delivery to serve as the host administrator of the proposed California Permitting Academy and provide support to local governments statewide.

Description:

The Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (GO-Biz) serves as the State of California’s primary technical assistance provider to businesses and developers in navigating California’s state and local permitting regimes. As part of this work, GO-Biz assists businesses in accessing information and resources related to permitting and regulatory compliance, provides mediation and third-party neutral facilitation to resolve conflicts between applicants and permitting and regulatory entities, and works with federal, state, regional, and local permitting and regulatory entities to exchange best practices and implement improvements to modernize permitting processes. 

Over the past seven years, various units within GO-Biz have developed technical expertise and educational materials intended to help local governments with process improvements and streamlining efforts, specifically in support of zero-emission vehicles charging infrastructure and clean energy projects.  

The California Permitting Academy is intended to be structured as one-week intensive, in-person, training courses for representatives from up to five local governments per academy session.  

This RFP is open to qualified organizations with demonstrated experience in government process improvement, technical assistance, and training delivery to serve as the host administrator of the proposed California Permitting Academy and provide support to local governments statewide.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit

Must be a nonprofit organization (501c(3), c(4), and c(6)), or other community-based organizations. Must be located with primary operations in the State of California. Must have an active status with the California Secretary of State. Must not be presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in public procurement or contracting by any government department or agency. 

Eligible Geographies:

Must be located with primary operations in the State of California. 

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
3/16/26
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
4/1/26 - 4/30/28

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$5,000,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
1
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
$5,000,000
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
Yes ( see Description for details )
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State
The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Payments will be reimbursement-based upon proof of completion of mutually agreed deliverables. Payments may be withheld if the reports are deemed incomplete or inadequate. Invoices shall be submitted 30 days after the quarterly period. 

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Mariana Guevara, 1-916-397-8085, mariana.guevara@gobiz.ca.gov

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