The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office – Division of Workforce and Economic Development (WEDD), in partnership with the California Department of Education, is pleased to formally announce the FY24-25 funding awards for the K12 Strong Workforce Program (SWP). This memo formally announces the intent to award and provides a comprehensive list of successful applications in the initial distribution of Round seven funds. Consortia unable to fully allocate their K12 SWP funds may conduct a second competitive grant application to redistribute any remaining funds, referred to as “Round 7B” to eligible grant recipients.
The Chancellor’s Office acknowledges the efforts of the K12 local education agencies (LEAs) for their applications and the Selection Committee members who worked hard to score and award decisions on schedule. Each lead agency eligible for a funded application received formal email notification of the grant award from the NOVA system with instructions for the grantee to accept the award amount. Once accepted, the K12 SWP fiscal agent in your region will contact each lead agency receiving funding to request signatures and technical work plan changes, including budget amendments that may be needed to complete the execution of the grant agreement. A copy of the fully executed grant agreement will be provided to each lead agency. For auditing purposes, lead agencies should retain a copy of the grant agreement, the Request for Application (RFA) Specifications, and the K12 SWP RFA Instructions, Terms and Conditions.