Bright Research Group Sept 2023 Website $479,000 To support the implementation of a developmental evaluation of Irvine's Better Careers initiative. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 27 months Region Served: Statewide
Institute for Local Government Sept 2023 Website $1,500,000 To improve diversity, equity, and access to local government jobs through registered apprenticeships. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 36 months Region Served: Statewide
Foundation for California Community Colleges Sept 2023 Website $1,750,000 To support Grow Apprenticeship California to deploy effective tools for upskilling workers to access registered apprenticeships and for leveling inequities within the employment marketplace. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 36 months Region Served: Statewide
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus Sept 2023 Website $2,000,000 To build economic security and justice for California workers, especially among low-income, immigrant, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian workers. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 36 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, Statewide
Silicon Valley Community Foundation Sept 2023 Website $3,500,000 To support the capacity and infrastructure of the CA Black Freedom Fund to strengthen the power of Black-led organizations, coalitions, and networks serving Black communities across California. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Reinvent Stockton Foundation Sept 2023 Website $4,425,000 To strengthen the youth development ecosystem in Stockton. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
California Budget & Policy Center Sept 2023 Website $1,500,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Power California Sept 2023 Website $2,000,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
University of California, Los Angeles Sept 2023 Website $1,200,000 To conduct research at the Latino Policy and Politics Institute that advances policy solutions aimed to address the systemic barriers working-class Latinos face in California. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
University of California, Los Angeles Sept 2023 Website $2,600,000 To support workers' rights organizations in California with research, policy analysis, and youth development at the UCLA Labor Center. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 36 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro, Riverside & San Bernardino, San Diego and Imperial, Statewide
PolicyLink Sept 2023 Website $2,000,000 To advance racial and economic equity on behalf of low-income Californians, including infrastructure projects across the state. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
San Joaquin Community Foundation Sept 2023 Website $7,550,000 To advance inclusive economic planning and pre-development in Stockton and the surrounding region, through an entity such as the Edge Collaborative. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 24 months Region Served: Central Valley - San Joaquin Valley
Inland Empire Community Foundation Sept 2023 Website $500,000 To establish the Inland Empire Journalism Hub. Focus Area: Priority Communities Term: 12 months Region Served: Riverside & San Bernardino
GRACE Sept 2023 Website $1,600,000 To strengthen the capacity of the statewide CalEITC Coalition, advancing systems change and increasing cash support for low-income working households in California. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide
Oakland Public Education Fund Sept 2023 Website $150,000 To improve access to public benefits for Californians, through an entity such as AssistHub. Focus Area: Just Prosperity Term: 12 months Region Served: Statewide
North Bay Jobs With Justice Sept 2023 Website $500,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Fair Work Term: 24 months Region Served: Bay Area Region, North Coast and State, Statewide
Education First Consulting Sept 2023 Website $50,000 To support the continuation of planning, multi-stakeholder capacity building and coordination, and piloting for teacher apprenticeship programs in California. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 18 months Region Served: Statewide
Southern California Grantmakers Sept 2023 Website $250,000 To support SCG 2023 Workforce Development Funders Collaborative building access to livable wages and equitable employment. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 24 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
Center for Living and Learning Sept 2023 Website $350,000 To provide the organization with infrastructure and capacity building support to build upon the rapid growth of its workforce programs. Focus Area: Better Careers Term: 36 months Region Served: Los Angeles Metro
California Coalition for Rural Housing Project Sept 2023 Website $600,000 For general operating support. Focus Area: Housing Affordability Term: 24 months Region Served: Statewide