California Workplace Outreach Project (CWOP)
The California Workplace Outreach Project (CWOP) empowers community-based organizations (CBOs) to be trusted messengers for the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), delivering crucial information on workers' rights and safety measures to workers, employers, and their communities.
DIR is touting a $34.9 million investment to continue the California Workplace Outreach Project (CWOP). Through this unique partnership, the state works with community-based organizations (CBOs) that serve as trusted messengers, reaching some of California's most at-risk workers to help them understand their rights, access workplace protections and address other job-related concerns.
Strategic Components of CWOP 5.0/6.0:
- Comprehensive Education on Workplace Protections: Provide a wide range of information on workplace protections to improve safety and health conditions for workers, combat wage theft and retaliation, and inform workers of their rights to benefits and medical care for work-related illnesses and injuries.
- Language and Accessibility: Maintain a strong commitment to diversity and ensure outreach materials are accessible in multiple languages, addressing the needs of California's diverse workforce.
- Engagement and Outreach: Use interactive activities to engage workers and employers in meaningful discussions about safety practices, worker rights, and available resources regardless of immigration status. This includes direct outreach, workshops, and seminars.
- Partnership and Collaboration: Strengthen partnerships with CBOs, labor and occupational health centers, and agricultural associations to expand the reach and effectiveness of the program.
- Rural Strategic Engagement (RSE): Dedicate targeted outreach and legal resources to improve access to in-person services in under resourced rural areas, particularly for vulnerable workers such as farmworkers.
CWOP Grant Recipients
As a result of the Request for Proposal California Workplace Outreach Project (CWOP) Program Year (PY) 2026–27 Request for Application (RFA) competitive process, 15 new grantees will be awarded to join the CWOP 6.0 cohort to address identified gaps and emerging needs across California’s workforce. To learn more visit, CWOP Supplemental Funding for Request.
| Regions-Northern California, Central Coast, San Joaquin Valley, and Imperial | Organization Name | Role | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| *TBD | United Farm Workers of America | Activator Plus Role | $350,000.00 |
| AgSafe | Activator Role | $200,000.00 | |
| Maintenance Industry Labor-Management Cooperation Trust Fund | Activator Plus Role | $350,000.00 | |
| ValorUS® (VALOR) | Activator Role | $200,000.00 | |
| International Rescue Committee, Inc. - Turlock | Activator Role | $200,000.00 | |
| ALIANZA NACIONAL DE CAMPESINAS, INC. | Activator Role | $200,000.00 | |
| Council on American-Islamic Relations, California | Activator Role | $200,000.00 | |
| Valley Onward | Activator Plus Role | $350,000.00 | |
| North Bay Jobs with Justice | Activator Role | $200,000.00 | |
| Regents University of California Los Angeles (Global Solidarity Team) | Communications Support | $300,000.00 | |
| Radio Bilingüe, inc. | Communications Support | $300,000.00 | |
| Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto | Legal Services | $300,000.00 | |
| Asian Law Caucus | Legal Services | $200,000.00 | |
| National Day Laborer Organizing Network | Legal Services | $400,000.00 | |
| The Workers Lab | Outreach Tools | $300,000.00 |
*Grantee region(s) of focus are still being determined.
After a competitive process that included a total of 121 applicants, the Department of Industrial Relations released $28 million to 89 organizations that applied for the California Workplace Outreach Project (CWOP) PY 25-26.
The information in the table is being updated on a rolling basis to reflect amended award amounts based on the Request for Proposal California Workplace Outreach Project (CWOP) Program Year (PY) 2026–27 Request for Application (RFA) competitive process. If you have questions, email CWOP@dir.ca.gov.
| Region | Organization Name | Role | Grant for CWOP 5.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
Bay Area |
Worksafe | Regional Lead | 592,500.00 |
| East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) | Activator Plus | 267,500.00 | |
| Ayudando Latinos a Soñar (ALAS) | Activator Plus | 250,000.00 | |
| Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) | Activator Plus | 250,000.00 | |
| Trabajadores Unidos Workers United (TUWU) | Activator Plus | 300,000.00 | |
| Step Forward | Activator Plus | 317,500.00 | |
| East Bay Sanctuary Covenant | Activator | 138,978.37 | |
| Envision Your Pathway | Activator | 140,000.00 | |
| El Tímpano | Activator | 130,000.00 | |
| Hijas del Campo | Activator | 130,000.00 | |
| Nuestra Alianza de Willits | Activator | 150,000.00 | |
Central Coast |
AFL-CIO Monterey Bay Central Labor Council | Regional Lead | 555,000.00 |
| Mixteco Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP) | Activator Plus and RSE Clinic Host | 780,742.00 | |
| Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy (CAUSE) | Activator Plus | 250,000.00 | |
| Action Council of Monterey County, Inc. (Mujeres en Accion) | Activator | 150,000.00 | |
| San Luis Obispo County Child Abuse Prevention Council | Activator | 190,000.00 | |
| Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County, Inc. | Activator | 200,000.00 | |
Inland Empire |
AFL-CIO of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties (Inland Empire Labor Council) | Regional Lead | 570,000.00 |
| El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center | Activator Plus | 255,000.00 | |
| Warehouse Workers Resource Center (WWRC) | Activator Plus | 334,972.75 | |
| Pomona Economic Opportunity Center, Inc. | Activator Plus | 302,500.00 | |
| TODEC Legal Center Perris | Activator Plus and RSE Clinic Host | 450,000.00 | |
| Way Resource Center | Activator Plus | 352,500.00 | |
| Starting Over Inc. | Activator Plus | 252,500.00 | |
| Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice | Activator Plus | 250,000.00 | |
Los Angeles Area and Orange County |
The Southern California Coalition for Occupational Safety & Health: A Project of Community Partners - SoCal COSH | Regional Lead | 667,500.00 |
| The Cambodian Family | Activator Plus | 250,000.00 | |
| Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Alliance (OCAPICA) | Activator Plus | 300,000.00 | |
| Instituto De Educación Popular del Sur de California (IDEPSCA) | Activator Plus | 300,000.00 | |
| United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1428 | Activator Plus | 250,000.00 | |
| Pilipino Workers Center (PWC) | Activator Plus | 305,000.00 | |
| SEIU Education and Support Fund (ESF) | Activator Plus | 267,500.00 | |
| Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance (KIWA) | Activator Plus | 305,000.00 | |
| Garment Worker Center (GWC) | Activator Plus | 340,000.00 | |
| UCLA Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Program (LOSH) | Activator Plus | 267,500.00 | |
| Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) | Activator Plus | 265,000.00 | |
| CLEAN Carwash | Activator Plus | 300,000.00 | |
| Thai Community Development Center | Activator Plus | 265,000.00 | |
| Special Service for Groups, Inc. - APAIT | Activator Plus | 250,000.00 | |
| Los Angeles County Department of Public Health | Activator Plus | 267,500.00 | |
| Chinatown Service Center | Activator Plus | 252,500.00 | |
| East Los Angeles Women's Center (ELAWC) | Activator | 200,000.00 | |
| South Asian Network (SAN) | Activator | 170,000.00 | |
| SALVA | Activator | 140,000.00 | |
| Filipino Migrant Center | Activator | 130,000.00 | |
| Orange County Labor Federation, AFL-CIO | Activator | 179,190.00 | |
| April Parker Foundation | Activator | 200,000.00 | |
Sacramento / Northern |
Center for Workers' Rights | Regional Lead | 672,500.00 |
| Ring of Democracy | Activator Plus | 300,000.00 | |
| Sacramento Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO | Activator Plus | 410,124.80 | |
| UC Davis Labor and Community Center | Activator Plus | 292,500.00 | |
| Visión y Compromiso | Activator | 200,000.00 | |
San Diego / Imperial |
Labors Training and Community Development Alliance/ Employee Rights Center | Regional Lead | 510,000.00 |
| Partnership for a Better San Diego | Activator Plus | 250,000.00 | |
| Universidad Popular | Activator Plus | 362,500.00 | |
| City Heights Community Development Corporation (CDC) | Activator Plus | 352,500.00 | |
| Calexico Wellness Center | Activator Plus | 365,000.00 | |
| Comité Civico del Valle (CCCV) | Activator Plus | 400,000.00 | |
| UC San Diego Labor Center | Activator | 150,000.00 | |
San Joaquin |
Fresno-Madera-Tulare-Kings, Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO (FMTK CLC) | Regional Lead | 622,500.00 |
| Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indígena Oaxaqueño (CBDIO) | Activator Plus and RSE Clinic Host | 575,000.00 | |
| Westside Family Preservation | Activator Plus | 300,000.00 | |
| Valley Voices | Activator Plus and RSE Clinic Host | 500,000.00 | |
| Stanislaus Multi-Cultural Community Health Coalition | Activator Plus | 337,500.00 | |
| Jakara Movement | Activator Plus | 352,500.00 | |
| North Valley Labor Federation | Activator Plus | 305,000.00 | |
| Central California Environmental Justice Network (CCEJN) | Activator Plus | 250,000.00 | |
| California Rural Assistance Legal Foundation (CRALF) | Activator Plus | 300,000.00 | |
| Fresno Interdenominational Refugee Ministries | Activator Plus | 300,000.00 | |
| Education and Leadership Foundation (ELF) | Activator Plus | 330,000.00 | |
| Empowering Marginalized Asian Communities (EMAC) | Activator | 150,000.00 | |
| Regenerate California Innovation Inc. - Language Access Plus | Activator | 150,000.00 | |
Statewide |
UC Davis Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS) | Activator Plus | 255,000.00 |
| UC Berkeley Labor and Occupational Health Program (LOHP) | Activator Plus | 290,000.00 | |
| California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) | Activator Plus and RSE Clinic Host | 900,000.00 | |
| Organización en California de Lideres Campesinas, Inc. | Activator Plus and RSE Clinic Host | 700,000.00 | |
| United for Respect | Activator Plus | 250,000.00 | |
| CA Healthy Nail Salons | Activator Plus | 250,000.00 | |
| California Human Development | Activator Plus | 250,000.00 | |
| Building Skills Partnership | Activator | 150,584.60 | |
| California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO | Activator | 190,000.00 | |
| California Farmworker Foundation (dba Central Valley Farmworker Foundation) | Activator | 200,000.00 | |
| UFW Foundation | Activator | 200,000.00 | |
Black Worker Hub |
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| Los Angeles Black Worker Center (LA BWC) | Regional Lead | 540,000.00 | |
| Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement (Inland Empire Black Worker Center) | Activator Plus | 290,000.00 | |
| Millionaire Mind Kids (MMK) Reimagines Our Communities (ROC) (High Desert Black Worker Center) | Activator Plus | 300,000.00 | |
| Earthlodge | Activator Plus | 300,000.00 | |
Rural Strategic Engagement Clinics (RSE) |
Inland Congregations United for Change | RSE Clinic Host | 550,000.00 |
| Central Valley Empowerment Alliance | RSE Clinic Host | 550,000.00 |
CWOP Campaign Reports
September 2026
