RESEA Collaborative Redesign Technical Assistance SFP – PY 23-24

Workforce Services Information Notice
WSIN22-40

Issued: April 25, 2023

The Employment Development Department (EDD), in coordination with California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, announces the availability of up to $1 million from the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Grant for the RESEA Collaborative Redesign Technical Assistance (CRTA) Program Year (PY) 2023-24. The RESEA CRTA grant intends to fund an organization with the expertise to drive innovation and system change in the RESEA program and foster learning for continuous improvement, successful outcomes, and profound program impact.

The purpose of the RESEA CRTA PY 23-24 initiative is to increase equity and employment opportunities for underserved populations by providing TA services to the RESEA CRTA PY 23-24 program awardees that will drive innovations and systems change. The TA provider will assist program awardees with the continued development and refinement of projects that accelerate employment strategies for those populations targeted by the grant experiencing significant barriers to employment. These funds will create communities of practice and provide continuous support to address project challenges and improvements for project success.

Eligible applicants must be organizations that possess the capacity, relationships, and expertise to deliver TA services statewide. Proposals will be accepted from non-profit organizations, foundations, and philanthropies; education and training providers; institutions of higher education or consortium of institutions of higher education; community-based organizations; business-related non-profit organizations; labor organizations; and workforce intermediaries.

Proposals must be received by 3 p.m. on June 5, 2023. An informational webinar will be held on May 23, 2023, at 10 a.m. PT. Pre-registration is required. Please register through the Webinar Registration page by May 23, 2023 by 9.am PT. The EDD encourages applicants to submit a Notice of Intent to apply by May 30, 2023, at 12 noon to WSBSFP3@edd.ca.gov. To view this SFP, visit the EDD Workforce Development Solicitations for Proposals webpage.

/s/ KIMBERLEE MEYER, Chief
Central Office Workforce Services Division

Federal Funding Disclosure: The Reemployment Service and Eligibility Assessments (RESEA) Collaborative Redesign Technical Assistance (CRTA) Grant Program is funded by a grant award totaling $1,000,000 (100%) from the U.S. Department of Labor, with $0 (0%) financed from non-federal sources.