Deadline: 10-Jun-24
The Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is inviting applications for the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program.
This program aims to provide technical assistance (TA) to employers (which may include public sector entities) and labor unions in the United States and its territories to encourage employment of women in both apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations (A/NTO), specifically in the following ways:
- Developing (establishing, expanding, and/or enhancing) pre-apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, Registered Apprenticeship, or other nontraditional skills training programs designed to prepare women for careers in A/NTO;
- Providing ongoing orientations or other resources for employers, unions, and workers on creating a successful environment for women in A/NTO; and/or
- Setting up support groups, facilitating networks, and/or providing supportive services for women in A/NTO to improve their retention.
Applicants may propose to provide technical assistance to support women’s participation and success in the full range of industries in which women are historically underrepresented or where women are disproportionately concentrated in the lower-wage occupations. Such industries include, but are not limited to; advanced manufacturing, construction, energy, health care, information technology, finance, and transportation.
Funding Information
- They expect availability of approximately $6,000,000 to fund approximately 8 to 17 grants.
- Awards made under this Announcement are subject to the availability of federal funds. In the event that additional funds become available, we reserve the right to use such funds to select additional grantees from applications submitted in response to this Announcement.
- Applications for funding must be a minimum of $350,000 and maximum of $750,000.
- The period of performance is 24 months with an anticipated start date of 09/30/2024. This performance period includes all necessary implementation and start-up activities.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- (Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education).
- (Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education).
- Eligible Entities:
- A consortium of CBOs may apply as a single applicant; in such instances, the applicant should provide a copy of the consortium agreement that specifies which entity will administer the grant.
- Current and Former Grantees:
- Recipients of WANTO Act grant program funds awarded under the FY 2023 FOA are NOT eligible to apply for a FY 2024 WANTO grant. FY 2023 grantees will be eligible to apply again in FY 2025, contingent upon the availability of funds. Recipients of funds awarded under previous WANTO Act grant programs outside of those who were awarded funds under the FY 2023 FOA are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity. Although scaling a previous WANTO-funded program is acceptable, former WANTO Act grantees must explain, in their “Statement of Need”, how their proposed TA activities are materially different and improved from those already performed using funds awarded through a previous WANTO Act grant program.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.