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Workforce Accelerator Fund 12 Grant Program

Thank you for your interest in the Workforce Accelerator Fund (Accelerator 12) grant program.

The CWDB seeks to award funding to local boards that are not or have not previously served as a lead fiscal agent for a High Road Training Partnership or High Road Construction Careers grant. Eligible applicants have received guidance and instructions on how to apply for funds. Applications received from ineligible organizations will not be reviewed.

The CWDB has determined the following local boards are eligible to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) to apply for Workforce Accelerator Funds:
Anaheim Workforce Development BoardFoothill Workforce Development BoardGolden Sierra Workforce Development Board
Humboldt County Workforce Development BoardImperial County Workforce Development BoardKern, Inyo, & Mono County Workforce Development Board
Kings County Workforce Development BoardLos Angeles City Workforce Development BoardLos Angeles County Workforce Development Board
Madera County Workforce Development BoardMerced County Workforce Development BoardMother Lode Workforce Development Board [Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa & Tuolumne]
North Valley Job Training Consortium (NoVa) [Cities of Cupertino, Los Altos, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale & County of San Mateo]Northern Rural Training & Employment Consortium (NoRTEC) [Butte, Del Norte, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama and Trinity Counties.]Oakland Workforce Development Board
Orange County Workforce Development BoardPacific Gateway Workforce Development Network [Long Beach]Richmond Workforce Development Board
Riverside County Workforce Development BoardSan Benito County Workforce Development BoardSan Bernardino County Workforce Development Board
San Joaquin County Workforce Development BoardSan Luis Obispo County Workforce Development BoardSanta Ana Workforce Development Board
Santa Barbara County Workforce Development BoardSanta Cruz Workforce Development BoardSan Jose/Silicon Valley WIN – Work 2 Future
Solano County Workforce Development BoardSonoma County Workforce Development BoardSouth Bay Workforce Development Board [Cities of Carson, El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Lawndale, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance & Lomita]
Southeast Los Angeles County Workforce Development Board (SELACO) [Cities of Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, & Norwalk]Stanislaus County Workforce DevelopmentThe Workforce Development Board of Tulare County
Verdugo Workforce Development BoardWorkforce Alliance of the North Bay (Counties of Napa, Lake, Marin and Mendocino)Yolo County Workforce Development Board

Eligible applicants may request more information on Accelerator 12 by contacting solicitations@cwdb.ca.gov .

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.