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Employment Training Panel previews $9.5 million in awards, highlights EV training and seed grants
Summary
Executive Director Jessica Grimes told the Employment Training Panel that the May packet contains 32 proposals requesting about $9.5 million and previewed targeted funding for high‑unemployment areas, seed grants and a partnership for electric vehicle infrastructure training.
The Employment Training Panel heard a fiscal‑year snapshot and a preview of the May 30 packet from Executive Director Jessica Grimes, who said, “As of May 2025, ETP has approved a total of 232 proposals valued at $72,000,000.” Grimes told members the packet includes 32 proposals that, if approved, would allocate roughly $9.5 million in training funds statewide.
Grimes highlighted several targeted initiatives: a set of 32 proposals aimed at high‑unemployment areas, a round of small “seed 2.5” grants supporting immigrant entrepreneurs, and funding tied to paid family leave. She said ETP has worked with the California Energy Commission to provide $2,700,000 to support electric vehicle infrastructure training and certification, adding that the EV funding aims to help meet the governor’s clean‑energy workforce goals.
Panel members pressed staff and applicants for details that would affect contract performance: whether curricula clearly match proposed training topics, how wage progression and fringe benefits are documented in proposals, and how new SB 1321 template requirements were being implemented for applications submitted after Jan. 1, 2025. Staff said applications received before Jan. 1 follow the older template; those received after that date follow the SB 1321 format.
Kumanu (Kumani) Armstrong, assistant director and chief counsel, briefed the panel on legislation ETP is tracking, including AB 1165, which would limit use of Employment Training Fund monies to prevent transfers or diversions for paying interest on federal loans without legislative approval and require public reporting; AB 1186 on expanded data collection categories and a new chief statistician; and SB 470, which would extend Bagley‑Keene teleconference rules through 2030. Armstrong said ETP is monitoring and will remain neutral where appropriate.
Staff also gave a demand and allocation update: several delegation orders capped at $75,000 each were reported, and pipeline demand across single‑employer, small business and multiple‑employer applications was summarized. Grimes closed by flagging a proposed Butte‑Glenn Community College amendment related to wildfire mitigation that later appeared on the agenda.
What happens next: Applicants whose projects were questioned on curriculum alignment, wage progression or productive lab hours were asked to supply additional written details; several motions at the May 30 meeting conditioned approval on those clarifications. The panel will review contract modifications and monitor performance reports from ETP staff.
