2021 CaliforniansForAll Youth Workforce Development Program
Can you apply?
This grant is for California municipalities and counties with populations under 300,000. Municipalities work directly with California Volunteers or sub-grant to community-based organizations to operate youth workforce development programs. Programs recruit, train, and place high-need youth in paid jobs while building career pathways.
Geographic scope covers California only. Award recipients manage hiring, job placement, and program oversight. Youth positions must represent 50-100% full-time equivalents, either continuous or seasonal structures.
This grant is for California municipalities and counties with populations under 300,000. Municipalities work directly with California Volunteers or sub-grant to community-based organizations to operate youth workforce development programs. Programs recruit, train, and place high-need youth in paid jobs while building career pathways.
Geographic scope covers California only. Award recipients manage hiring, job placement, and program oversight. Youth positions must represent 50-100% full-time equivalents, either continuous or seasonal structures.
Program description
The CaliforniansForAll Youth Workforce Development Program is a Governor’s initiativeadministered by CaliforniaVolunteers in partnership with California counties and cities withpopulations of less than 300,000. This program will bring together youth across the state to helpaddress urgent challenges in their communities, while simultaneously learning key skills andearning money to help create career pathways.Beginning in early 2022, award recipients will recruit, train, and place high need youth at jobs in anew or existing youth workforce development program. Each municipality is responsible forselecting or creating these job positions and recruiting, hiring, and managing youth. Municipalitiesare encouraged to sub-grant to existing community-based organizations (CBOs) with the capacityto manage these programs in areas where feasible. Programs may run continuously or bestructured as intermittent summer programs. Regardless of length of program, all youth positionsmust be 50-100% full-time equivalents (FTE).
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
Demographic focus
Details
This grant is for California municipalities and counties with populations under 300,000. Municipalities work directly with California Volunteers or sub-grant to community-based organizations to operate youth workforce development programs. Programs recruit, train, and place high-need youth in paid jobs while building career pathways.
Geographic scope covers California only. Award recipients manage hiring, job placement, and program oversight. Youth positions must represent 50-100% full-time equivalents, either continuous or seasonal structures.
How to apply
Application links
Program contact
- 📧 funding@cv.ca.gov
- 📞 1-916-204-6367
Funding track record
Past applications & awards under this program (California Grants Portal) — how competitive it is.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Applications | Awarded | Award rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 40 | — | 0% |
Source: California Grants Portal
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