Campesino de California Outreach Grant PY 2020-21 Complaint System Awareness and Referral Program

Workforce Services Information Notice
WSIN20-09

Issued: September 3, 2020

The Employment Development Department (EDD) announces the availability of up to $150,000 of Wagner-Peyser 10 Percent Governor’s Discretionary funds for the Campesino de California Outreach Grant – Complaint System Awareness and Referral Program for Program Year (PY) 2020-21. 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 and Employment-Related Law Complaint System.

The grantee must use a total of $150,000 for regional projects during PY 20-21. Each project must establish access points for accepting and referring complaints to the nearest America’s Job Center of CaliforniaSM EDD Complaint Specialist.

Eligible applicants include non-profit public or private organizations, community and faithbased organizations, tribal government, and educational institutions. Individuals are not eligible to apply.

Proposal applications must be received by October 5, 2020, no later than 3 p.m. To view this Solicitation for Proposal, please visit the Workforce Development Solicitations for Proposals webpage 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