Employment Social Enterprise (ESE) Program Year 2024-25 (PY 24-25)
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Purpose:
The goal of the ESE PY 24-25 grant is 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, improve job skills and provide supportive services for the target population.
Description:
The ESE PY 24-25 grant will fund projects that design, develop, and implement programs that will promote job training opportunities and transitional employment through social enterprise programs for the hardest-to-serve individuals to provide economic self-sufficiency and life stability. This grant also seeks innovative projects that demonstrate effectiveness in providing jobs, support services, and on-the-job training (OJT) that allows participants to earn revenue from delivering products and services.
Awardees will serve the following special populations: disconnected young adults, justice-involved individuals, people with disabilities, long-term-unemployed individuals, older workers, and veterans. This program will build on the success of the ESE program model as the first step to employment stability and success for the target populations as a priority program intervention. The programs will also coordinate with the state's efforts across multiple agencies and departments to increase access and retention of transitional employment through Social Enterprises (SE) to support recruitment, wrap-around support, case management, and job placement of program participants.
Eligibility Requirements
Eligible Applicants:
- Nonprofit
- Public Agency
- Tribal Government
Proposals will be accepted from ESEs or ESE providers collaborating with the public workforce development system (WSD) and human service partners, non-profit organizations, and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs). Individuals are not eligible to apply.
Eligible Geographies:
Applicants to the ESE PY 24-25 grant may serve disconnected young adults, justice-involved individuals, people with disabilities, long-term unemployed, older individuals, English Language Learners, and veterans in disadvantaged communities across the State of California.
Matching Funding Requirement:
Applicants must demonstrate the ability to leverage a minimum of 20 percent of their budget with funds or services from other sources. The leverage needed for funds is based on the total grant funding requested. Applicants are encouraged to braid funds, leverage human capital, and utilize other resources to maximize the success of the project. Leveraged resources can come from a variety of sources.
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How to Apply
State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.
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