Accelerator 12

The Workforce Accelerator Fund 12 supports local workforce board development and implementation of projects that incorporate High Road strategies, as defined in California Unemployment Insurance Code §14005(r), which include:

• • Improving job quality and job access with a focus on people from underserved and underrepresented populations, including women, single parents, and communities of color.
  • Meeting the skill and profitability needs of employers.
  • Meeting the economic, social, and environmental needs of the community.

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES

Phase I: Planning and Development

• • The development of a partnership action plan for translating planning and development activities into training implementation.

  • The development of a training implementation plan describing how training will be implemented in alignment with partners, which target populations will be trained, and what goals and performance metrics will be achieved.

  • Establishment of partnership commitments that outline the roles and responsibilities of project partners during Phase II implementation. Evidence of partnership commitments may include compacts, partnership agreements, and/or memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with partners representing workers, employers, and training providers.

Phase II: Project Implementation

• • Direct participant services, including training, education, and supportive services (as outlined in the planning and development deliverables described above).

  • Ongoing partnership and program development.

TARGET POPULATIONS

• • Displaced Homemakers
  • English Language Learners
  • Homeless and Housing Insecure
  • Immigrants
  • Justice-Involved Individuals
  • Low-Income Individuals
  • People with Disabilities
  • Veterans
  • Youth
  • Other target populations in geographic locations disproportionately impacted by COVID-19

FUNDING SOURCE INFORMATION

The Workforce Accelerator Fund 12.0 is supported by the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) in coordination with the California Employment Development Department (EDD) with Department of Labor funding totaling $3,000,000.