California Guaranteed Income Pilot Program: Request for Application

In July 2022, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) announced the Request for Application (RFA) for the Guaranteed Income Pilot (GI Pilot) program. The RFA process is now complete; in November 2022, the CDSS announced the following grant awards to successful applicants: Notice of Intent to Award Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Grants.

The Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Request for Application (RFA):

• Request for Application
  • Attachment A - Application for Submission to CDSS (Fillable PDF)
• Appendix 1: Budget Template
• Sample Grant Terms and Conditions

RFA Timeline

• RFA questions accepted until 5:00 p.m. PST on August 10, 2022.
• The RFA Overview Webinar August 8, 2022, from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. PST.
  • August 8th Guaranteed Income Request for Application (RFA) Overview Stakeholder Session Slides
• Applications due September 6, 2022, by 11:59 pm PST.

RFA Questions and Answers

• Guaranteed Income Request for Application Q & A No. 1
  • Q&A Attachment 1: CDSS Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Statewide Evaluation Priorities
• Guaranteed Income Request for Application Q & A No. 2
• Guaranteed Income Request for Application Q & A No. 3
• Guaranteed Income Request for Application Q & A No. 4