Opportunity Young Adult Career Pathway Program SFP – PY 24-25

Workforce Services Information Notice
WSIN24-12

Issued: September 23, 2024

The Employment Development Department (EDD), in coordination with the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, announces the availability of up to $25 million in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I Governor’s Discretionary Funds for the Opportunity Young Adult Career Pathway Program (OYACPP) Program Year 2024-25 (PY 24-25) Solicitation for Proposals (SFP).

The OYACPP PY 24-25 grants will be awarded to design and implement projects that focus on creating pathways to success that test and demonstrate program strategies to improve employment outcomes and reduce persistent economic inequities for opportunity young adults (OYA) 18-28 years of age. The OYACPP should position OYA to obtain access to good-quality jobs, including jobs that pay family-sustaining wages, offer benefits, have 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.

Eligible applicants are non-profit organizations, labor unions, tribal governments, community colleges, local workforce boards, and education and training providers. Applicants, including collaborations among partners, must have demonstrated expertise in assisting OYA and in workforce development programs. Individual and for-profit businesses are not eligible to apply.

Proposal applications must be received no later than 3 p.m. on November 4, 2024.

For more information, refer to the SFP. An Informational Webinar is scheduled for October 8, 2024, at 1 p.m. PT.  Pre-registration is required for all participants by October 8, 2024 by 9 a.m. PT. The EDD encourages applicants to submit a Notice of Intent to apply by October 15, 2024, by 12 noon to WSBSFP3@edd.ca.gov. In addition to the webinar, the EDD will also be providing one Office Hours session. Refer to the EDD’s Workforce Development Solicitation for Proposals website for the Informational Webinar and Office Hours Session pre-registration links.

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

Federal Funding Disclosure: This Opportunity Young Adult Career Pathway Program Fund is funded by a grant award of $25 million (100%) from the U.S. Department of Labor, with $0 (0%) financed from non-federal sources.