Catalyst funding supports specific pre-development activities to help projects get closer to being implementation ready.
Donor Name: California Jobs First
State: California
County: Orange County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/20/2025
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The goals of funding Catalyst Pre-Development activities are to:
- Invest in industries that will advance good paying job opportunities in high opportunity industries, and/or significantly improve job quality in specific industries.
- Advance projects that ensure disinvested communities are significant beneficiaries.
- Advance projects that can assist the state in meeting its climate goals and generally improve environmental sustainability.
- Advance projects toward implementation readiness, positioning them to compete effectively for future federal, state, or private funding.
- Advance projects physically located in or have significant participation from Orange County residents.
- Advance projects that meet the strategies in Jobs First Regional Plan Part 2.
The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Regional Investment Initiative Catalyst Pre-Development Projects provides $4.6 million in funding available in this second round to focus on advancing projects to become implementation ready that can increase good paying jobs, support environmental sustainability, and improve economic equity in Orange County. Funding can be used for feasibility studies, market analysis, site planning, pilot programs, and capacity building, among other pre-development activities.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible entities include legally recognized organizations, and all activities must align with the strategies outlined in the Jobs First Regional Plan Part 2.
For more information, visit CJF.
