Grantee Guidance

This page offers helpful resources for our grantees, including guides, tutorials, and information on using different data collection platforms such as CAL-E-Grants and CalJobs. Scroll down for program-specific guidance and resources designed to help you make the most of your CWDB-funded program.

CAL-E-Grants Guidance

2026 CEG Data Reporting Office Hours
Join our Research Team for quarterly online office hours and get your questions answered in real time.

CEG Participant Data Reporting Portal FAQs
Find answers to frequently asked questions from grantees about entering participant data in CAL-E-Grants.  

CEG Reference Guide: Grant Sharing
Discover assistance for Fiscal Lead agencies in sharing grant information and CEG platform access with their subrecipients.

CEG Reference Guide: Manage Users
Offers detailed instructions for adding new users to the CEG platform.

CEG Reference Guide: New Organization Registration
Offers detailed instructions to register a new organization in CAL-E-Grants. To be used for new grant applicants.

CEG Reference Guide: Participant Data Manual Process
Find step-by-step instructions to manually enter participant data entry on the CEG platform. 

CEG Reference Guide: Participant Data Upload Process
Find step-by-step instructions for bulk uploading participant data entry on the CEG platform. 

CEG Source Documentation
Lists suggested source documentation for state funded grant programs.  

Data Fields Guide
Discover an aggregate list of all variables collected in CEG, including descriptions and entry instructions.

Recorded Platform Walkthrough
Navigate the CEG participant data module with this helpful recorded walkthrough.

CalJobs Guidance

2025 CalJOBS Webinar Training Series
Join EDD’s Statewide Training Unit for online CalJOBS training.

CalJOBS Activity Codes  
Offers a list of CalJOBS Participant Activity Codes.  

CalJOBS Data Migration Guide
Find step-by-step instructions to migrate existing participant data from CalJOBS into the Cal E-Grants platform. 

CalJOBS WIOA Data Guide 
Find step-by-step instructions on how to report participant data in CalJOBS for WIOA funded grant programs. 

Participant Individual Record Layout (PIRL)
Discover an aggregate list of all variables collected in CalJOBS, including descriptions and entry instructions. 

WIOA Source Documentation
Lists source documentation required for WIOA funded grant programs.  

Data Reporting Toolkit

Measuring Impact: How to Approach Participant Data Collection
Designed as a helpful reference for staff who work with participant data, especially those who are new to data collection and reporting. The guide offers suggested, though not required, approaches for collecting and reporting participant data.