California Permitting Academy
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
Who can apply
Must be a nonprofit organization (501c(3), c(4), and c(6)), or other community-based organizations. Must be located with primary operations in the State of California. Must have an active status with the California Secretary of State. Must not be presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in public procurement or contracting by any government department or agency.
About this opportunity
The Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development (GO-Biz) serves as the State of California’s primary technical assistance provider to businesses and developers in navigating California’s state and local permitting regimes. As part of this work, GO-Biz assists businesses in accessing information and resources related to permitting and regulatory compliance, provides mediation and third-party neutral facilitation to resolve conflicts between applicants and permitting and regulatory entities, and works with federal, state, regional, and local permitting and regulatory entities to exchange best practices and implement improvements to modernize permitting processes. Over the past seven years, various units within GO-Biz have developed technical expertise and educational materials inten...