Opportunity Young Adult Career Pathway Program Award – PY 23-24

Workforce Services Information Notice                                                         

WSIN23-45

Issued: May 17, 2024

The Employment Development Department (EDD), on behalf of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, is delighted to announce the award of $17,698,313.88 in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title I Governor’s discretionary funds for the Opportunity Young Adult Career Pathway Program (OYACPP) grant for Program Year 2023-24 (PY 23-24) Solicitation for Proposals.

The goal of this grant program is to provide comprehensive, coordinated training and support services to enable opportunities for Opportunity Young Adults (OYAs) ages 18-28 facing significant employment barriers to successfully build skills and obtain good quality jobs with career advancement potential.

The 10 OYACPP PY 23-24 awardees will design and implement projects that create pathways to success for OYAs. The implemented projects will test and demonstrate program strategies to improve employment outcomes and reduce persistent economic inequities for OYAs 18-28 years of age. The funds from this grant will support programs that position OYAs to obtain access to good-quality jobs, including jobs with family-sustaining wages, benefits, predictable hours, opportunities for career advancement, and worker voice. Projects will also provide investments for wrap-around support and services to increase the likelihood of program completion, employment outcomes, and career pathway advancement, including comprehensive case management with a trauma-informed lens.

The EDD expects that the performance period will be between 18-24 months. A list of the awardees and descriptions of their projects is available on the EDD Workforce Development Solicitations for Proposals webpage.

If you have any questions regarding the OYACPP PY 23-24 grant solicitation, please email WSBSFP3@edd.ca.gov.

/s/ KIMBERLEE MEYER, Chief
Central Office Workforce Services Division

Federal Funding Disclosure: This OYACPP is funded by a grant award of $17.7 million (100%) from the U.S. Department of Labor, with $0 (0%) financed from non-federal sources.