Campesino de California Outreach Grant – Complaint System PY 2019-20

Workforce Services Information Notice
WSIN19-20

Issued: December 9, 2019

The Employment Development Department (EDD) announces the awarding of one grant totaling $150,000 for the Campesino de California Outreach Grant – Complaint System Awareness and Referral Program for Program Year (PY) 2019-20. The Wagner-Peyser 10 Percent allocation funds these grants.

The awardee of the project must disburse a total of $150,000, divided into five sub-grantee awards of up to $30,000 each, for regional projects during PY 2019-20. Each project must establish access points for accepting and referring complaints to the nearest America’s Job Center of California^SM EDD Complaint Specialist. The goal of this initiative is to create partnerships with organizations currently serving the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker community to reduce barriers and expand access points to the Employment Service Complaint System.

The grant award list, project summary, and contact information can be found on the Workforce Development Solicitations for Proposals under “Campesino de California Outreach Grant – Complaint System Awareness and Referral Program.”

For questions or additional information, please contact Xitlalic Martinez at 1-916-654-9309 or xitlalic.martinez@edd.ca.gov.

/s/JAIME L. GUTIERREZ, Chief
Central Office Workforce Services Division