K12 Strong Workforce Program (K12 SWP)
Central Valley Mother Lode Regional ConsortiumK12 Strong Workforce Program
In the summer of 2018, the California legislature introduced the K12 Strong Workforce Program (K12 SWP) as an ongoing statewide funding opportunity. It is designed to support K–12 local education agencies (LEAs) in creating, improving, and expanding career technical education (CTE) courses, course sequences, programs of study, and pathways for students transitioning from secondary education to postsecondary education to living-wage employment.
CVML K12 SWP Updates
- K12 SWP 8 Request for Applications: RFA CLOSES on 10/10/2025.
- K12 SWP 8 Request for Applications: RFA opens on 8/19/2025.
- Link to Center of Excellence for Labor Market Information for K12s
PREVIOUS ROUNDS INFORMATION
- Link to Center of Excellence for Labor Market Information for K12s
- K12 SWP RFA General Information
- K12 SWP 7 Request for Applications (RFA)
- Memorandum 12-20-2024 Guidance Memo – Senate Bill 1244, Pupil instruction: dual enrollment: College and Career Access Pathways partnerships from California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office
- Application are due October 11, 2024 in NOVA by 5 pm on Friday.
- K12 SWP Request for Applications (RFA) | California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (cccco.edu)
- K12 Strong Workforce Program (SWP K12) | California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office (cccco.edu)
- Written questions about specifications in the RFA must be received by 5 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2024 via email to K12SWP@cccco.edu.
Join the Statewide K12 SWP Listserv
K12 Selection Committee Criteria
Decisions governing, or relating to, the distribution of fiscal resources for the K–12 component shall be made exclusively by the K–12 Selection Committee, including selection of grant recipients and specific funding amounts for each grant.
You can read more information for the Round 8 criteria here.
K12 Selection Committee Members
Bobbi Mahfood– Community College or Community College District
Bill Davis – Tulare County Office of Education
Adia Smith – Regional Employer Engagement Director
Maria Meraz – Valley ROP
Gisel Angeles – Workforce Investment Board
Daniel Ching – Chawanakee Unified
Suzanne McKean – Taft Union
Amanda Peters – Manteca Unified
Margo Perkins – Fresno ROP
Desiree Landeros – Workforce Investment Board (Commitee Chair)
Gary Potter – Regional Employer Engagement Director
Erin Hodson – Kern ROC/CTEC
Emilia Wade – Tulare County Office of Education
McKenna Salazar – WE WILL K16 Collaborative
Additional Resources
K12 SWP Online Reporting Due Dates