STEP Grant – Solicitation for Proposals
Workforce Services Information Notice
WSIN23-12
Issued: September 12, 2023
The California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR), in coordination with the Foundation for California Community Colleges (FoundationCCC), has announced the availability of federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title IV Vocational Rehabilitation funds through the Student Training and Employment Program (STEP):
- $18,000,000 in total sustainable funding available for the three-year program
- $6,000,000 in sustainable funding available for year one
- Annual option for renewal and additional funds over three years
This funding opportunity represents a commitment to supporting projects that provide work experience, job preparation training, job exploration and postsecondary enrollment counseling, and self-advocacy training for students with disabilities (SWD). The STEP is a continued investment in response to a real need for services. The grant term will take place from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026. Applicants must be either a Local Workforce Development Board of California (LWDB) or an America’s Job Center of California (AJCC) seeking to increase services provided to students with disabilities. Only one proposal will be accepted from each LWDB or AJCC.
Please review the complete SFP announcement overview, and application on the FoundationCCC website. To apply, review the STEP Solicitation Package section of the FoundationCCC website and submit a comprehensive proposal and other required documents from the solicitation package by September 29, 2023, to step@foundationccc.org.
For additional inquiries, please contact the Foundation for California Community Colleges at step@foundationccc.org.
/s/ KIMBERLEE MEYER, Chief
Central Office Workforce Services Division