A grant from Employment Development Department
Employment Development Department offers this state opportunity for work related to Disadvantaged Communities, Employment, Labor & Training.…
Award
Up to $8,500,000
Deadline
November 2, 2026
16 days
No signup · Source checked 10/16/2026
Decision snapshot
Potential award
Up to $8,500,000
Official deadline
November 2, 2026
16 days
Eligibility evidence
2 confirmed criteria
5 checks available
Application load
Effort unclear
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The 10 Pilot sites operate out of the following counties: Riverside, Contra Costa, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, San Bernadino, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Los Angeles, Ventura, Sacramento, and San Diego.
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Employment Development Department offers this state opportunity for work related to Disadvantaged Communities, Employment, Labor & Training. Organizations serving The 10 Pilot sites operate out of the following counties: Riverside, Contra Costa, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, San Bernadino, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Los Angeles, Ventura, Sacramento, and San Diego. should verify the requirements below before committing proposal time.
A specific statement of funder intent has not yet been editorially reviewed. Use the official description and program priorities as the controlling source.
Projects should demonstrate a direct, substantive connection to Disadvantaged Communities, Employment, Labor & Training. This is directional guidance, not an eligibility determination.
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The Employment Development Department (EDD), in coordination with the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), announces the availability of up to $8.5 million in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Governor’s Discretionary funds for the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Program Year 2026-27 (PY 26-27) Solicitation for Proposals (SFP). EMS Program funding will be awarded to increase the number of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in local communities with a particular focus in the inclusion of young adult participants who come from a disadvantaged or underrepresented backgrounds, including experience in the justice system. The selected pilot sites have designed, developed, and implemented programs incorporating data-driven strategies to increase the number of EMTs in local emergency health services throughout the EMS Corps Rounds 1 and 2. The continued funding intends to maintain meaningful and sustainable industry investment and partnerships, bolster healthcare systems, and continue to develop projects with the best potential to place participants into quality jobs and career pathways leading to self-sufficiency. The goal of EMS Program is to recruit, train, hire, and advance an ethnically and culturally inclusive health and human services workforce, with improved diversity and higher wages, who can service the community they live in with primary life support care and support their community's healthcare system, and fill workforce shortages in emergency medical services. Strong applicants will demonstrate the capability to continue existing collaboration between the Local Emergency Medical Service Authority (LMSA), fire departments, local training providers, and their partners, including labor partners, on implementing cohort training programs to increase ethnic and cultural diversity in the EMS workforce. These efforts should result in strategies that successfully recruit, train, and employ individuals as EMTs in counties across California. In addition to the EMT curriculum, this program must also continue to offer a holistic suite of wrap-around support, case management, and supportive service interventions designed to address the needs of the target populations to support program completion. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to leverage at least 20 percent of their budget with leveraged resources from other sources. Applicants are encouraged to leverage human capital, and utilize other resources to maximize the project's success. Proposals must be received by 11:59 p.m. PT on November 2, 2026. An informational webinar will be held on October 15, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. PT. Pre-registration is required for all attendees. Please register through the following link by October 15, 2026 at 12 p.m. PT: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qaI8bbIqQFSYP-wYWWuFSw. The EDD encourages applicants to submit a Notice of Intent to apply by October 16, 2026, at noon PT to WSBSFP3@edd.ca.gov. To view the SFP, visit the EDD Workforce Development Solicitations for Proposals webpage.
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The 10 Pilot sites operate out of the following counties: Riverside, Contra Costa, Glenn, Butte, Colusa, San Bernadino, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Los Angeles, Ventura, Sacramento, and San Diego.
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Official deadline
November 2, 2026
Effort unclear based on requirements currently captured.
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DOL-ETA
Related by Employment.
DOL-ILAB
Related by Employment.
DOL-VETS
Related by Employment.
CA Department of Food and Agriculture
Related by Employment and Labor & Training.
CA Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Related by Health & Human Services.
Department of Water Resources
Related by Disadvantaged Communities.
Yes, based on the latest source record. The deadline is November 2, 2026, with 16 days remaining. Because funders can amend or extend notices, confirm the date and submission instructions on the official application page. The source was last checked 10/16/2026.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Grant for Program Year 2026-27 (PY 26-27) lists Up to $8,500,000 per award. The expected number of awards has not been captured, so the award range alone should not be treated as an estimate of competitiveness.
Nonprofit; Public Agency; Tribal Government. Each of the 10 EMS Pilot sites selected by the EMS Intermediary will be eligible to apply for $850,000 to $1,250,000. Final award counts and amounts may be adjusted depending on the number of successfully submitted proposals.… Applicants should still complete the eligibility quiz and verify every condition in the official notice; a general fit does not override exclusions or registration requirements.
The captured source facts do not clearly establish a matching-funds requirement. Do not assume that means no match is required: review the budget and cost-sharing sections of the official notice before approving the project budget.
Effort unclear is expected. The captured requirements include other requirements. Start by confirming eligibility and registrations, then work backward from November 2, 2026 using the preparation plan above.
