This is not a grant opportunity. WSIN25-31 tells you where California invested $5 million in Farmworkers Advancement Program projects and gives WDBs a map for referral, partnership, and future program design.
Source + trust record
Source checked as of September 18, 2026. Primary authority: EDD WSIN25-31.
Check result: EDD awarded five Farmworkers Advancement Program grants totaling $5 million for PY 2025-26. The award notice is not a current solicitation. It remains useful as a map of funded regional farmworker partnerships and as historical implementation evidence for later FAP rounds. This AI-assisted brief does not receive human legal or compliance review. Official sources control.
WDB decision strip
| Status | Action | Primary owner | Current timing | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWARD NOTICE · REFERENCE | CONNECT + LEARN | Farmworker + Regional Partnership Leadership | PY 2025-26 funded cohort | Farmworker mobility · Job quality · Training · Referrals |
The bottom line
Use the award map before building a new farmworker service.
EDD funded five regional projects designed to combine skills development, job-quality strategies, and wraparound support for agricultural workers. Before creating a parallel local effort, WDBs should identify whether a funded project serves their area, establish referral and coordination pathways, and study what the funded model is trying to solve.
Official source: EDD WSIN25-31 — Farmworkers Advancement Program Award, PY 25-26
What the funded model emphasizes
Skills
Essential skills and upskilling tied to real employment pathways.
Job quality
Advancement, wages, benefits, predictability, and worker voice are part of the strategy, not an afterthought.
Wraparound support
Services should address barriers that can prevent workers from entering, completing, or benefiting from training.
Operational considerations for WDBs
- Check the funded-project map. Determine whether a PY 2025-26 FAP grantee serves your county or labor market.
- Build the handoff before creating another program. Clarify referral, co-enrollment, supportive-service, employer, and training roles with any funded project in your region.
- Study the delivery model. Look at how funded projects combine training, job quality, employer engagement, and supports rather than isolating each function.
- Use the award as a partnership map. Identify organizations with current farmworker delivery experience that may be strong collaborators on future state or regional investments.
- Separate current awards from future opportunities. WSIN25-31 does not authorize a new application; use later FAP solicitations for current funding decisions.
Decision guide
| If your area… | Best next move |
|---|---|
| Has a funded FAP project | Coordinate. Establish referral, data, outreach, and employer pathways. |
| Is adjacent to a funded project | Explore regional access. Ask whether service geography, employers, or training relationships can cross county lines. |
| Has no funded project | Map the gap. Identify current farmworker-serving partners and what is missing before pursuing future funding. |
| Is considering a future FAP proposal | Learn from the cohort. Study funded partnerships, delivery roles, and how job quality is embedded in the model. |
Watch out
- Award notice is not solicitation. Do not treat the award announcement as an application opportunity.
- Do not duplicate a funded regional service without checking coordination options first.
- Training alone is not the whole model. The funded approach also emphasizes job quality and supports that make advancement feasible.
- County coverage is not a complete inventory of farmworker services. Other programs may operate outside this award.
By role
WDB Director
Use the award map to decide where coordination is more valuable than creating new infrastructure.
Program lead
Build practical referral and co-enrollment workflows with funded farmworker-serving organizations.
Business services
Connect grantees to agricultural and transition-sector employers where employer demand can strengthen pathways.
Source authority
- EDD WSIN25-31 — Farmworkers Advancement Program Award, PY 25-26
- EDD award announcement and grantee table
Interpretation note: Award amounts and funded organizations come from EDD. Referral, coordination, and future-design recommendations are Workforce Wonkery implementation guidance.
Find a funded project near you
Farmworker Advancement Program coverage by county
EDD funded five regional projects covering seven counties. Open a funded county below to see the organization or organizations serving that county and the award supporting the broader project.
Coverage note: If a county is not listed, EDD’s PY 2025-26 award table did not identify a Farmworkers Advancement Program project serving that county. That does not mean other farmworker workforce services are unavailable.
Fresno
Binational of Central California — $1,000,000 regional award serving Fresno, Madera, and Merced.
West Hills Community College District — $1,000,000 regional award serving Fresno and Kings.
Kern
Kern/Inyo/Mono Consortium Workforce Development Area – Kern County Employers’ Training Resource — $1,000,000 award serving Kern County.
Kings
West Hills Community College District — $1,000,000 regional award serving Fresno and Kings.
Madera
Binational of Central California — $1,000,000 regional award serving Fresno, Madera, and Merced.
Central Valley Opportunity Center, Inc. — $1,000,000 regional award serving Madera, Merced, and Stanislaus.
Merced
Binational of Central California — $1,000,000 regional award serving Fresno, Madera, and Merced.
Central Valley Opportunity Center, Inc. — $1,000,000 regional award serving Madera, Merced, and Stanislaus.
Stanislaus
Central Valley Opportunity Center, Inc. — $1,000,000 regional award serving Madera, Merced, and Stanislaus.
Ventura
Workforce Development Board of Ventura County — $1,000,000 award serving Ventura County.
Official award table: EDD — California Invests $5 Million to Strengthen Career Opportunities for Farmworkers. Award amounts shown are project awards, not county allocations.
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