In 2021, DDS received $10 million in funding to establish a grant program to improve access to services that increase pathways to employment. Please see below for more information on the grant structure, funding information and the grant guidelines.  
Grant Guidelines for Applicants (click to view more)

Refer to Attachment A for step-by-step grant application instructions. The Department has a standardized set of measures unique to the project type that must be used for all awardees. Standardized measures will be added to your grant profile in post-award. Refer to Attachment C to review standardized measures.

2022 Employment Grant Guidelines for Applicants

DDS Applicant Video

2022 Employment Grant Frequently Asked Questions (revised August 22, 2022)

2022 Applicant Resources

2022 Call for Applicants
Awarded Projects - NEW (click to view more)

Approved Employment Grant Projects

Grant # Organization Project Title
2022-WSSEG-0001 AbilityFirst AbilityFirst Supported Employment Program
2022-WSSEG-0002 April Parker Foundation Employment and Entrepreneurship Trainings for Youth with I/DD in Long Beach
2022-WSSEG-0003 Autism Society Inland Empire Increasing Employment Through Remote Work
2022-WSSEG-0004 Avenues Supported Living Services DDS NLACRC EMPLOYMENT 2022
2022-WSSEG-0005 Bakersfield ARC Bakersfield ARC's development of business focused collaborations to increase workforce preparation and employment opportunities.
2022-WSSEG-0006 Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Training Service Providers to Improve Employment Outcomes of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
2022-WSSEG-0007 Bridges to Inclusion LLC Bridges to Employment
2022-WSSEG-0008 California State University Long Beach Research Foundation CSU Inclusive Post-Secondary Education Pilot Programs
2022-WSSEG-0009 Chapman University TPI Orange County Business Partner Intermediary Project
2022-WSSEG-0010 CLU Transitions Customized employment service for neurodiverse digital artists in remote work environments
2022-WSSEG-0011 Community Initiatives for Collective Impact - Hlub Hmong Center Food Recovery Business Action Planning for Competitive Integrated Employment
2022-WSSEG-0012 Disability Voices United What Works For Us: Research and Training on Leveraging the Self-Determination Program to Increase CIE
2022-WSSEG-00013 Eastern Los Angeles Regional Ctr ELARC's re-purposed LPA Transformation Model: Career & Micro-enterprise incubator pathways
2022-WSSEG-0014 Futures Explored, Inc Futures Explored - Cities Employment
2022-WSSEG-0015 Generations Day Care Pathways to Employment in Semi-Rural and Rural Communities
2022-WSSEG-0016 HireAble What Comes Next - Educating Students, Teachers and Families on the Value of Work
2022-WSSEG-0017 IGNITE Collective, Inc. Bridging the Employment Gaps
2022-WSSEG-0018 Integrated Community Services Disability Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Employer Training
2022-WSSEG-0019 Integrated Resources Institute ACRE Training and Mentorship
2022-WSSEG-0020 Jay Nolan Community Services Jay Nolan Competitive Employment Initiative
2022-WSSEG-0021 Momentum WORK, Inc. Momentum 4 Lunch Culinary Arts & Hospitality Career Pathway Program
2022-WSSEG-0022 New Leaf Solutions Benefits Planning for Paid Internship Program (PIP) Participants
2022-WSSEG-0023 Options for All Workforce Development Riverside
2022-WSSEG-0024 Orange County Asperger's Support Group Autism IN Entertainment Conference
2022-WSSEG-0025 PathPoint PathPoint's Customized Employment & Employer Resources Pilot Project
2022-WSSEG-0026 Peak Performance Training Centers, Inc. ACTT (Advanced Cognitive Training Tools)
2022-WSSEG-0027 Pomeroy Center PRRC Transition Employment Project
2022-WSSEG-0028 Progressive Employment Concepts Creating a cadre of skilled Customized Employment mentors and professionals in California to increase quality employment outcomes
2022-WSSEG-0029 Redesign of Learning Bridging the Education and Employment Gaps within the Intellectual/Developmental Disability Community.
2022-WSSEG-0030 Redwood Coast Regional Center Customized Employment Mentoring
2022-WSSEG-0031 Seesaw Communities, Inc Seesaw's Coffee Cart
2022-WSSEG-0032 Self-Determined Futures L.L.C. Pursuit To A More Inclusive Workforce
2022-WSSEG-0033 Sierra College Learning Independence for Future Employment (LIFE) Project
2022-WSSEG-0034 South Central Los Angeles Regional Center SCLARC Legacy Employment Assistance Program
2022-WSSEG-0035 Special Needs Network YELEP - Youth Employment Leadership and Empowerment Program
2022-WSSEG-0036 St. Madeleine Sophie's Center Life Skills for Vocational Success project
2022-WSSEG-0037 The Adult Skills Center ACRE Train the Trainer Program
2022-WSSEG-0038 The Arc of San Diego The Arc of San Diego's Inclusion at Work Project
2022-WSSEG-0039 TransCen, Inc. Customized Employment, Principles to Practice
2022-WSSEG-0040 TransCen, Inc. Imagine the Possibilities, Family Engagement Training & Parent Workshop
2022-WSSEG-0041 UC Davis Promoting Competitive Integrated Employment for Young Adults with Autism and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
2022-WSSEG-0042 USC UCEDD Innovative Peer Navigator Employment Pathway for Health Care Services
2022-WSSEG-0043 USC UCEDD at CHLA1 Pathways to Competitive Integrated Employment in Advanced Manufacturing and Web Development for Individuals with IDD receiving Lanterman Act services
2022-WSSEG-0044 Yes I Can Unity Through Music and Education, Inc. Summer Meltdown Festival Project
2022-WSSEG-0045 Zavikon LLC Zavikon Supported Placement
Please send questions, comments and feedback to: EmploymentGrant@dds.ca.gov
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Last modified: March 24, 2023