Campesino de California Outreach Grant – Complaint System PY 20-21

Workforce Services Information Notice
WSIN20-25

Issued: November 13, 2020

The Employment Development Department (EDD) announces the award of one grant totaling $150,000 for the Campesino de California Outreach Grant – Complaint System Awareness and Referral Program for Program Year (PY) 2020-21. Funding for this grant is provided by Wagner-Peyser Act 10 percent discretionary funds.

The awardee of the project must use a total of $150,000 for regional projects during PY 2020- 21. Each project must establish access points for accepting and referring complaints to the nearest America’s Job Center of CaliforniaSM 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, project summary, and contact information is available on the Workforce Development Solicitations for Proposals webpage under “Campesino de California Outreach Program Grant – Complaint System.”

For questions or additional information, please contact Xitlalic Martinez at 1-916-639-0460 or xitlalic.martinez@edd.ca.gov.

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