Employment Social Enterprise (ESE) Technical Assistance (TA) Program Year 2024-25 (PY 24-25)

Employment Development Department · State of California

At a glance

Employment Social Enterprise (ESE) Technical Assistance (TA) Program Year 2024-25 (PY 24-25) is a closed California state grant opportunity from the Employment Development Department (State of California). The application deadline was March 4, 2025. Individual awards are listed as $1M, with about 1 award expected and $1M 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.

Estimate · calculated by GrantsJunction

Expected to open around March 2027

This program has posted at about the same time each year. If it follows its pattern, the next round should post between Jan 22, 2027 and Apr 18, 2027, with about 35 days to apply.

Based on 2 past postings: Apr 17, 2023, Jan 22, 2025. Confidence: low. Agencies can change or skip a year; only the agency's posted notice is official. Watch it and we'll email you when the next round posts.

Key facts

Jan 22, 2025Posted
Mar 4, 2025Application deadline

Opened: Jan 22, 2025
Close date: Mar 4, 2025
Award floor: $1,000,000
Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Est. total funding: $1,000,000
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 (LWDA), announces the availability of up to $1 million in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Governor’s Discretionary Funds ESE TA PY 24-25.
Matching funds: Not Required
Funding method: Reimbursement(s) — The EDD will contact with subrecipients through a Subgrant Agreement (contract). The EDD may request that the contracts incorporate changes to the original project proposals. The awardees will officially enter into a contract with EDD to provide the services and serve the number of ESE PY 24-25 awardees listed in the contract for the amount awarded.
Estimated number of awards: Exactly 1
Award period: 6/1/25-3/31/27
Expected award announcement: 4/30/2025
Letter of intent: Not required
Geography: Applicants to the ESE TA PY 24-25 must be organizations with the capacity, relationships, and expertise to deliver technical assistance to projects that serve disconnected young adults, justice-involved individuals, people with disabilities, and veterans in disadvantaged communities across the State of California.
How to submit: By email: WSBSFP3@edd.ca.gov
Latest change note: Pushed back the scheduled release date.

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 Public Workforce Development Agencies; Human Service or Social Service Agencies; Community-based organizations (CBOs); Business-related non-profits; labor organizations; Workforce Intermediaries. Non-profit or For-profit Social Benefit Corporations; organizations with operational components similar to those currently associated with the SE model. Applicants must reside in the U.S..

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

For-profit organizations (not small businesses)

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

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 ESE TA PY 24-25 awardee will be responsible for providing meaningful technical assistance to ESE PY 24-25 program awardees as they plan and implement social enterprise projects that accelerate outcomes for underserved populations facing barriers to employment. The ESE TA grant intends to fund an organization with the expertise to support workforce development projects that drive success, innovation, and system change and foster learning.

Description

The ESE TA PY 24-25 grant aims to increase equity and employment outcomes for underserved populations by providing technical assistance necessary for ESE PY 24-25 progeam awardees to achieve successful project outcomes. The TA grant supports the assessment, analysis, and implementation of improvements to the current education, training, and employment service delivery approaches through a learning framework and a strong community of practice (CoP). Successful projects will assist program awardees with the continued development of implementation of social enterprise projects that accelerate outcomes for underserved populations facing significant barriers to employment. Proposals must be received by 3 p.m. on March 4, 2025 . An informational webinar will be held on February 10, 2025 at 10 a.m. PT. Pre-registration is required. The EDD encourages applicants to submit a notice of intent to apply by February 25, 2025, at noon to WSBSFP3@edd.ca.gov. To view this 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 2024–257 applications · 1 award

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

Awards published: 1
Total awarded: $978,735
Median award: $978,735 calculated
Smallest – largest: $978,735 – $978,735

Recipients by type: Nonprofit (1)

Areas served: Statewide (1)

Largest awards to organizations

REDFESE TA PY 24-25$978,735 · FY 2024–25

Source: California Grants Portal grant award data. Awards to individuals are counted but not named. Past awards show who was funded; they do not predict future decisions.

Program contact (as published)

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

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official listing names these applicant types as eligible: Nonprofit and Public Agency. It adds: “Proposals will be accepted from Public Workforce Development Agencies; Human Service or Social Service Agencies; Community-based organizations (CBOs); Business-related non-profits; labor organizations; Workforce Intermediaries. Non-profit or For-profit Social Benefit Corporations…” Additional restrictions may apply; review the full guidelines.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

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

How do I apply for this opportunity?

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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