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

Employment Development Department · State of California

At a glance

Employment Pathways Technical Assistance (EPTA) grant for Program Year 2025-26 (PY 25-26) is a closed California state grant opportunity from the Employment Development Department (State of California). The application deadline was February 3, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $1.5M, with about 1 award expected and $1.5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include nonprofit and public agency. It is listed on the California Grants Portal. Cost sharing is not required.

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Dec 29, 2025Posted
Feb 3, 2026Application deadline

Opened: Dec 29, 2025
Close date: Feb 3, 2026
Award floor: $1,500,000
Award ceiling: $1,500,000
Est. total funding: $1,500,000
Expected awards: 1
Matching funds: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant

Program details (as published on the California Grants Portal)

Type: Grant
Funding source: Federal — 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.
Matching funds: Not Required
Funding method: Reimbursement(s) — 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.
Estimated number of awards: Exactly 1
Award period: 4/1/26-3/31/2028
Expected award announcement: 3/30/2026
Letter of intent: Not required
Geography: 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.
How to submit: By email: WSBSFP3@edd.ca.gov
Latest change note: Pushed back estimated release date by another two weeks.

Who can apply

Applicant categories as listed on the California Grants Portal. GrantsJunction maps them to detailed applicant types for search and matching.

Nonprofit
Public Agency

Additional information on eligibility (from the listing)

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.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

Private colleges & universities

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Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Purpose and description as published on the California Grants Portal.

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 ETPP PY 25-26 projects work better and help progeam awardees to achieve successful project outcomes. This grant supports a thorough analysis of PY 25-26 ETP Programs, 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. The selected PY 25-26 EPTA awardee will coordinate communities of practice with other technical assistance (TA) providers and assist ETP Program 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 February 3, 2026. An informational webinar will be held on January 13, 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 16, 2026, noon PST to WSBSFP3@edd.ca.gov. To view the SFP, visit the EDD Workforce Development Solicitations for Proposals website.

Program page on the agency site ↗

Past applications & awards

Historical data · not a prediction

Reported by the agency for this listing

Fiscal year 2025–2614 applications · 1 award

Counts as published on the California Grants Portal. Award counts can read zero until decisions are announced.

Program contact (as published)

Brandon Raveling
brandon.raveling@edd.ca.gov
1-916-891-9189

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Employment Pathways Technical Assistance (EPTA) grant for Program Year 2025-26 (PY 25-26)”?

The official listing names these applicant types as eligible: Nonprofit and Public Agency. It adds: “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…” Additional restrictions may apply; review the full guidelines.

How much funding is available through “Employment Pathways Technical Assistance (EPTA) grant for Program Year 2025-26 (PY 25-26)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1.5m, total estimated program funding is $1,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Employment Pathways Technical Assistance (EPTA) grant for Program Year 2025-26 (PY 25-26)”?

Applications go directly to Employment Development Department, not through GrantsJunction. Submission: by email to WSBSFP3@edd.ca.gov. Read the program guidelines on the agency's site first; state programs set their own forms and registration requirements.

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