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California Workplace Outreach Project (CWOP) Supplemental Request for Applications (RFA) Program Year (PY) 2026-2027

Grantor:
Department of Industrial Relations
Portal ID:
171591
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
Categories:

Details

Purpose:

CWOP empowers community-based organizations (CBOs) to be trusted messengers for DIR and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, delivering crucial information on workers’ rights and safety measures to workers, employers, and their communities. The present RFA is intended to supplement the current CWOP cohort.

Description:

Strategic Components of CWOP 5.0/6.0:

Comprehensive Education on Workplace Protections: Expanding the scope included workplace protections to improve workplace safety and health conditions for workers, combat wage theft and protection from retaliation, and provide workers with information on their rights to benefits and medical care for work-related illnesses and injuries. Language: Continuing the commitment to diversity, outreach materials will be accessible in multiple languages, addressing the needs of California's diverse workforce. Outreach: Utilizing interactive activities to engage workers and employers in meaningful discussions about safety practices, rights, and resources regardless of immigration status. This includes workshops, seminars, and direct outreach efforts. Collaboration: Strengthen ties with CBOs, labor, occupational health centers, and agricultural associations to enhance the reach and impact of the program.

Rural Strategic Engagement: Targeted outreach and legal resources to support access to in-person services in under-resourced, rural areas for especially vulnerable workers. Priority Topics: workplace health and safety and hazards such as heat illness, paid sick leave, wage theft, Workers ’Compensation, anti-retaliation protections, worker-related complaints, claim filing processes and procedures, and support filing complaints for workplace non-compliance. High-risk industries: agriculture, car wash, food processing, including meatpacking, food service, including restaurants, grocery, and retail, janitorial and hospitality, warehouse/logistics, manufacturing, garment, residential care, and others as identified by DIR.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Other Legal Entity
  • Public Agency

Active and approved tax-exempt 501(c)(3), (4), or (5) status, or be a public charity under the IRS code.  Applicant, or Fiscal Sponsor, must submit an IRS Form 990.IRS If the applicant or fiscal sponsor is exempt from filing an annual IRS Form 990, or a public charity Form 990-N will be accepted for applicants with gross revenue of less than $50,000 for the 2022 or 2023 tax year.

Eligible Geographies:

CWOP grantees conduct outreach in 10 Regions. These supplemental funds will prioritize gaps and emerging needs, particularly in the following regions: Northern, San Diego, Imperial, Central Coast, San Joaquin Valley, and disaster-impacted areas.

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.
August 2026
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
12 months

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$9,600,000
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.
Dependent
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.
$200,000 – $500,000
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
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

Funding Source Notes:

 This RFA is supported solely by currently available funds, as appropriated in 2025 by Senate Bill 101 (Chapter 4) and Assembly Bill 102 (Chapter 5) to support CWOP 5.0/6.0. Subject to potential future legislative appropriations and budget availability, the State may consider information derived from this RFA and applications received to inform future funding decisions and opportunities.

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).
  • Advances & Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

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

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Salvador Rodriguez Jr, 1-510-507-0217, cwop@dir.ca.gov

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