The Chicago Women In Trades (CWIT) was awarded a $9 million project grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA 17.285) to deliver pre-apprenticeship programs and support services to increase women's participation in construction trades apprenticeships. Over the four year period from July 2022 to June 2026, CWIT will operate a minimum of seven pre-apprenticeship programs serving approximately 360 aspiring...
The Southern Nevada Building Trades Unions Non-Profit Development Corporation, Inc. was awarded a $2,866,804 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701). The project aims to provide technical assistance to labor unions in Southern Nevada to encourage the employment of women in apprenticeable and nontraditional occupations. Key activities include...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau awarded a $2,143,305 Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant to The Vets Group to create more pathways for women, including underrepresented groups like women veterans, spouses, and women of color, to enter and expand their skills in high-demand IT occupations. Key activities to be performed under this 20-month grant include providing IT training and certifications to 220 women participants,...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau awarded a $2,150,103 Project Grant under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701) to Catalyst Connection, a non-profit organization in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This grant will provide technical assistance to employers and labor unions to encourage the employment of women in registered apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations within the advanced manufacturing sector....
The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau awarded a $1,791,195 Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant to the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences (ACDS), a non-profit organization, on September 30, 2024. The purpose of this 32-month project grant is to increase the number of women in non-traditional occupations (NTOS) by providing pre-apprenticeship training and connecting them to employers utilizing Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPS) as...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau through the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701), will enable the Maryland Center for Construction Education & Innovation Inc. (MAC) to expand women's participation in registered apprenticeship programs across Maryland. Over the 2-year grant period, MAC will collaborate with partners to enroll 150 women in pre-apprenticeship...
The Department of Labor's Women's Bureau awarded a $1,084,716 Project Grant to the Fresh Start Women's Foundation under the WANTO Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701). The grant will fund technical assistance to employers and labor unions to encourage employment of women in registered apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations from September 2022 through September 2024. Specifically, the Foundation will provide technical assistance to help three employers develop training programs...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,194,057 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau to Vermont Works For Women, Inc. under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701). The funding will be used to: 1) Establish a new quick start pathway program to train women for entry-level jobs or apprenticeships in the growing semiconductor and advanced manufacturing industries in Vermont; 2) Expand Vermont Works...
This $2,033,378 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445), provides funding to The Water Tower Institute, Inc. to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and expand access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities include establishing targeted internship, apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and post-secondary bridge programs...
The Department of Labor's Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Technical Assistance Grant Program awarded $1,429,238 to Apprenticeship And Nontraditional Employment for Women (Anew) to provide technical assistance encouraging employment of women in registered apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations. Through September 2024, Anew will focus on expanding its Rise Up workplace culture training model, targeted recruitment and retention of underserved women into construction...
The Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) was awarded a $499,986 cooperative agreement from the United States Department of Labor's Women's Bureau under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations Technical Assistance Grant Program (WANTO TA Grant Program, CFDA 17.701) to launch the Women in the Infrastructure Workforce Initiative. The initiative will support teams in nine states and municipalities to develop and implement workforce equity plans leveraging expanded resources for pre-apprenticeship training and supportive services. CWIT will promote adoption of a framework to guide increasing women's inclusion in infrastructure jobs and support tradeswomen's organizations in implementing collaborative state and local government agency and industry stakeholder teams. Deliverables include a Washington, D.C. summit for teams to share best practices, technical assistance to develop equity plans, and training public agency staff. The period of performance is from August 15, 2022 to November 25, 2022.