ELL IET Fund TA and DE SFP Award – PY 22-23

Workforce Services Information Notice
WSIN23-28

Issued: February 5, 2024

The Employment Development Department (EDD), in coordination with the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), is pleased to announce the award of $1 million from the state of California’s General Fund for the English Language Learner (ELL) Integrated Education and Training (IET) Technical Assistance (TA) and Developmental Evaluation (DE) Program Year 2022-23 (PY 22-23) Solicitation for Proposal (SFP).

The awarded organization is responsible for providing meaningful TA to ELL IET PY 22-23 program awardees as they design, develop, and implement projects that expand IET course offerings across the state and accelerate employment and re-employment strategies for ELLs; and for conducting an evaluation that summarizes lessons learned and makes recommendations for future projects.

Consistent with the objectives of the ELL IET TA DE PY 22-23 awardees will increase equity and improve outcomes for adult ELLs facing significant barriers to employment and education by providing necessary guidance and support to ELL IET program awardees in their development of successful IET programs, and create sustainable change in workforce and education programming to enhance the lives of California’s immigrant population through accelerated education and training opportunities that will ensure equitable access to employment in high quality jobs.

The awardee will assist ELL IET program awardees in achieving those outcomes by providing ongoing guidance, technical assistance, training, and stakeholder coordination support that will help projects to expand and enhance IET course offerings and other workforce opportunities for ELLs in accordance with the goals of the SFP: Equity, Acceleration, Workforce and Economic Development, Sustainability and System Alignment. A list of the awardees and descriptions of their projects is available on the EDD Workforce Development Solicitations for Proposals webpage.

If you have questions regarding the grant solicitation, please email wsbsfp1@edd.ca.gov.

/s/ Kimberlee Meyer, Chief
Central Office Workforce Services Division