The California Workforce Development Board funds workforce system initiatives that connect Californians—especially underserved, low-income, reentry, immigrant, and other barriered workers—to quality jobs. Its grants are typically competitive public funding for workforce boards, community colleges, nonprofits, and intermediaries that can pilot, scale, or coordinate training partnerships with employers in sectors like high-tech, construction, manufacturing, hospitality, and climate-resilient work. A defining feature is its emphasis on "high-road" jobs, job quality, and alignment across education, economic development, and regional workforce systems in California.
Competitive government grantmaking through time-limited programs, often to workforce development boards, community-based organizations, education providers, and employer partners. Funds are used for pilot projects, scaling proven models, and regional collaborations that improve access to training and employment outcomes for underserved populations.
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Show strong employer partnerships, clear job-placement outcomes, and a direct line from training to quality jobs in California. Proposals are strongest when they serve underserved groups, include wraparound supports, and fit CWDB priorities like high-road jobs, apprenticeships, regional coordination, or sector-specific career pathways.
Current and upcoming funding from California Workforce Development Board that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Not specified in the scraped content; see solicitation when released.
Deadline: Expected release date July 2026.
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