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Employment Pathways Technical Assistance (EPTA) grant for Program Year 2025-26 (PY 25-26)

Grantor:
Employment Development Department
Portal ID:
152454
Status:
Forecasted
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The selected EPTA PY 25-26 awardee will provide developmental evaluation and technical assistance to projects providing skills trainings to target populations who face unique challenges to accessing employment opportunities. This grant funding provides a valuable opportunity to leverage the evaluation outputs and implement necessary adaptations to support workforce development projects that benefit the individuals and communities they serve.

Description:

This grant aims to provide specialized support to help the PY 25-26 Employment Training Pathway Program (ETPP) projects work better and help program awardees achieve successful project outcomes. This grant supports a thorough analysis of PY 25-26 ETPP projects. The evaluation will follow best practices for rigorous, transparent, and reproducible analysis and provide outputs of the evaluation, such as real-time interventions, progress reports, and analysis findings. Additionally, the selected PY 25-26 EPTA awardee will coordinate communities of practice with other technical assistance (TA) providers and assist PY 25-26 ETPP awardees with elevating best practices,  enhancing awardee knowledge and skills, providing targeted assistance, sharing resources, and promoting effective program and administrative practices.

Proposals must be received by 3 p.m. PST on January 20, 2026. An informational webinar will be held on January 6, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. PST. Pre-registration is required. The EDD encourages applicants to submit a notice of intent to apply by January 13, 2026, noon PST to WSBSFP3@edd.ca.gov. To view the SFP, visit the EDD Workforce Development Solicitations for Proposals website.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency

Proposals will be accepted from Community Colleges, Community-based Organizations, Institutions of Higher Education, Adult Education Providers, Education and Training Providers, Labor Organizations, Workforce Intermediaries, and Non-profit Organizations. Applicants must reside in the U.S. and serve program awardees in California. Individuals are not eligible to apply.

Eligible Geographies:

Applicants for the PY 25-26 EPTA grant must be organizations with the capacity, relationships, and expertise to deliver developmental evaluation and technical assistance services to projects aiming to accelerate outcomes for the grant's target populations across the State of California.

Important Dates

The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
3/30/2026
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
3/1/26-12/31/2027
Anticipated Open Date
12/15/2025

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$1,500,000
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.
$1,500,000
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.
  • Federal

Funding Source Notes:

The Employment Development Department (EDD), on behalf of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, is pleased to announce the availability of up to $1.5 million in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Governor’s discretionary funds for the PY 25-26 Employment Pathways Technical Assistance Grant, Solicitation for Proposals.

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:

The EDD will contract with subrecipients through a Subgrant Agreement (contract). The EDD may request that the contracts incorporate changes to the original project proposals. The selected PY 25-26 EPTA awardee will officially enter into a contract with the EDD to provide the services and serve the number of awardees listed in the contract for the amount awarded.

How to Apply

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

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Brandon Raveling, 1-916-891-9189, brandon.raveling@edd.ca.gov

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