General Support Contractor 2026
Project Name: General Support
RFP Issue Date: 12.5.2025
Response Due Date: 12.19.2025
Contract Start Date: 1.1.2026
Project Overview and Qualifications
Workers to Owners Collaborative Announces First National Employee Ownership Training for SBDC Advisors
SAN DIEGO, CA – The first national training program on employee ownership was launched for Small Business Development Center Advisors (SBDC) and Directors. The program, led by the Workers to Owners Collaborative (W2O) in collaboration with America’s SBDC National Special Interest Section on Employee Ownership and Business Transitions, is a major step forward in supporting small business owners successfully navigate a business exit through sale to their employees. The program benefited 33 SBDC advisors and directors serving small businesses in 19 U.S. states. “Through this program, these advisors are now equipped with a front line toolkit, case studies, and in-depth…
moreVivid Life Home Care Cooperatives: 52 Caregivers Step Into Ownership
The Vivid Life Home Care Cooperatives are a worker-owned home care initiative in California designed to meet the state’s growing demand for quality in-home care while creating stable, dignified jobs. The program benefits caregivers (mostly workers facing low wages and poor working conditions) by offering training, cooperative ownership opportunities, and the chance to build an inclusive industry that uplifts both workers and the seniors they care for. As a founding partner, DAWI…
moreNot-Working : Employee Ownership Cities
We have launched the Employee Ownership Cities program to accelerate the national adoption of employee ownership by local governments.
There are over 19,500 cities, towns, and villages in the US and less than 1% include employee ownership in their policies or plans. Despite proven benefits, few cities are aware of how they can deploy employee ownership strategies to address local priorities.
DAWI at the United Nations: Celebrating the International Year of Cooperatives
This July, DAWI joined global leaders at the United Nations to spotlight the power of worker ownership ahead of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025. Our Director of Strategic Partnerships, Anh-Thu Nguyen and our Board President, Christine Curella, brought DAWI’s perspective to the global stage: that worker ownership is not only a strategy for local resilience, but also a model for a more just economy worldwide. Anh-Thu Nguyen, represented DAWI and the…
moreThe School for Democratic Management at DAWI Launches New Online Learning Platform
The School for Democratic Management at DAWI has officially launched a new online learning platform designed to strengthen democratic practices in worker-owned businesses and democratic workplaces. This flexible, bilingual, and self-paced platform offers free practical tools and training for cooperative developers, educators, and worker-owners seeking to deepen their knowledge and leadership skills. With courses on onboarding, facilitation, conflict resolution, governance, and more, the platform helps people access trusted, movement-aligned content that supports long-term cooperative success, without having to build from scratch. Rooted in years of practitioner experience, The School for Democratic Management at DAWI exists to expand access to democratic…
moreDemocracy at Work Institute Receives New Profit Investment to Expand Economic Opportunity Through Worker Ownership
The Democracy at Work Institute is excited to announce our selection as one of five organizations to join New Profit’s Build Portfolio, which supports organizations “with transformative strategies that advance pathways to income generation and financial health.” DAWI and each of the new Build Portfolio organizations will receive $1.5 million in unrestricted funding, which is provided alongside strategic advisory support. New Profit is a national venture philanthropy organization committed to catalyzing the…
moreCalifornia Invests $7.5M in Immigrant Entrepreneurship
Funding Approved for Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development (SEED) 3.0 Grant Program SACRAMENTO, CA – In the new state budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26, the California State Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom approved $7.5 million to continue investing in entrepreneurship for immigrant workers through the Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development (SEED) program. This funding enables community-based organizations to provide entrepreneurship training, technical assistance, and microgrants to immigrants and individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP). The Economic Mobility for All (EM4A) Coalition and SEED co-sponsors - California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC), Immigrants Rising, Inclusive Action for the City, and Democracy at…
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