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Workforce development, apprenticeship, training and job-placement programs, largely from EDD and the Workforce Development Board. Community-based nonprofits are frequent applicants. 6 open now, 6 open to nonprofits.
Workforce grants fund job training, apprenticeship, re-entry employment, youth employment and career pathways. The Employment Development Department and the California Workforce Development Board post most of them, drawing on federal WIOA funds and state programs such as High Road Training Partnerships.
Categories are assigned by the grantor on the California Grants Portal; a grant can appear in several. All categories with descriptions →
EMS Program funding will be awarded to increase the number of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in local communities with a particular focus in the inclusion of young adult participants who come from a disadvantaged o…
The CalAgPlate program funds projects that support agricultural education, agricultural career awareness and development, agriculture career training, and agriculture leadership development to assist students at the kind…
The ETPP grants will be awarded to develop and implement projects that accelerate pathways to employment for populations facing significant employment barriers into high-demand occupations for good-quality jobs. The ETP…
Wildfire and Forest Resilience [Section 91520(l)]: may be awarded for projects that promote watershed improvement, wildfire resilience, chaparral and forest restoration, and workforce development that addresses needs re…
CAEATFA supports California's mission to provide financial incentives to cutting-edge companies by offering a sales and use tax exclusion to manufacturers purchasing equipment to promote alternative energy, advanced tran…
The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB), in partnership with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), is offering $19 million in grants for the High Road to Construction Careers 2026 (HRCC 2026) …
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As of Oct 30, 2026 there are 6 open grants in this category on the California Grants Portal, 6 of them open to nonprofits. 3 have a fixed deadline and 3 are ongoing or in cycles announced by the grantor. The nearest deadline is Nov 2, 2026 (Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Grant for Program Year 2026-27 (PY 26-27), Employment Development Department).
Who funds it: Employment Development Department (2), CA Department of Food and Agriculture (1), San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (1), State Treasurer's Office (1), Workforce Development Board (1).
Funding available: programs that state a total range from $230K to $100M; 0 list no total. 0 of the 6 require matching funds.
Community-based nonprofits are frequent and welcome applicants, particularly for programs serving justice-involved people, English learners, youth and other priority populations. Expect to show employer partnerships, placement outcomes and wage data; these programs are judged on jobs, not on services delivered.
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6 as of Oct 30, 2026, 6 of them open to nonprofits. The list is rebuilt daily from the California Grants Portal.
The agencies with the most open programs right now are Employment Development Department, CA Department of Food and Agriculture, San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy.
0 of the 6 open programs require a match. Use the 'No match required' filter to exclude them.
Yes. Applications are made on the grantor's own site at no cost. Anyone asking for a fee is not the grantor.
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