INLAND EMPIRE REGION
Community Economic Resilience Fund – CERF
You are Invited! Join Us for the Inland Empire CERF Regional Planning Meetings
| State of California released ROUND 2 Draft Guidelines (Updated April 19, 2022) |
| Inland Empire Projects – It Takes a Region! Please use the Inland Empire CERF Project form to submit projects for discussion. Projects may also be recommended for a highlight at a future regional planning meeting. |
What you need to know about CERF
| CERF OVERVIEW | The State of California’s historic $600 million dollar investment in the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) is a massive investment in regional inclusive economic development with the potential to transform the Inland Empire and communities negatively impacted by the pandemic and systemic inequities. |
| PHASE I | Planning Grant – $5 million During Phase I, one $5 million dollar grant will be award to each CERF Region to support the development of smart, targeted regional economic roadmaps that can create high-quality jobs and build a more equitable economy that works for all. |
| CERF REGIONS | There are 13 CERF Regions. The Inland Empire Region includes All of San Bernardino and All of Riverside Counties. |
| FAQs | CERF OPR FAQs |
| State Wesbite | OPR Website |
| What’s Next? | The State will issue a second Round of Draft Guidelines. Click to view the State’s Timeline. |
| Join Us! | We are meeting bi-weekly on Fridays at 1 p.m. via zoom. Register here. |
| It Takes a Region. |
Inland Empire CERF Planning Meetings
Take part in bi-weekly Inland Empire Regional CERF Planning Meeting
- Apr. 8, 2022 – 1:00 p.m. (PT) – Meeting Agenda | Breakout Session Notes | Chat Notes
- Apr. 22, 2022 – 1:00 p.m. (PT) – Meeting Agenda | Slides | Chat Notes
- May 6, 2022 – 1:00 p.m. (PT) – Meeting Agenda | Chat Notes
- May 20, 2022 – 1:00 p.m. (PT)
- June 3, 2022 – 1:00 p.m. (PT)
All sessions use the same Zoom meeting registration and link
Inland Empire CERF Listening Session Archive
| Inland Empire Listening Session |
| Slide Deck |
| Synthesis Doc |
| Chat Notes |
Additional resources regarding CERF can be found at calcerf.org.
CERF was created to promote a sustainable and equitable recovery from the economic distress of COVID-19 by supporting new plans and strategies to diversify local economies and develop sustainable industries that create high-quality, broadly accessible jobs for all Californians. Specifically, the Community Economic Resilience Fund Program (CERF) would support communities and regional groups in producing regional roadmaps for economic recovery and transition that prioritize the creation of accessible, high-quality jobs in sustainable industries. On September 23, 2021, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 162, which established the $600 million CERF. The CERF is funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
IEGO is hosting a series of conversations to help the region prepare for CERF. Draft guidelines are current available with final guidelines anticipated soon. Please also review IEGO’s Comment Letter submitted to help make CERF work for the Inland Empire. Click on the link below to learn more about CERF and the Inland Empire.
Additional CERF information is available on the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR).
INLAND EMPIRE REOSURCES
INLAND EMPIRE REGION
K-16 Education Collaborative
Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF), Growing Inland Achievement (GIA), Inland Economic Growth and Opportunity (IEGO), and numerous other regional stakeholders are meeting regularly and preparing to submit a unified application for the Regional K-16 Education Collaboratives Grant Program (part of the 2021 Budget Act).
Only one application from the Inland Empire region will receive grant funding. Therefore, it is imperative that individuals, organizations, and existing educational collaboratives, partnerships, and consortiums throughout the Inland Empire region, join arms to apply as a united K-16 collaborative that will improve pathways from high school to postsecondary and into the workforce across the bi-county region. Please join the discussions every Friday at 9:00 a.m.
GIA’s Anticipated Role in the Project
What is Known Today
Visit the Official Grant Program Website
Take part in weekly Inland Empire Regional K-16 Education Collaborative meetings:
- Apr. 8, 2022 – 9:00 a.m. (PT) – Meeting Agenda
- Apr. 15, 2022 – 9:00 a.m. (PT)
- Apr. 22, 2022 – 9:00 a.m. (PT)
- Apr. 29, 2022 – 9:00 a.m. (PT)
- May 6, 2022 – 9:00 a.m. (PT)
- May 13, 2022 – 9:00 a.m. (PT)
- May 20, 2022 – 9:00 a.m. (PT)
- May 27, 2022 – 9:00 a.m. (PT)
All sessions use the same Zoom meeting registration and link
Learn more by visiting Growing Inland Achievement (GIA)’s website located at https://inlandempiregia.org/k-16-education-collaborative/
It takes a REGION!