The U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau (CFDA 17.700) awarded a $700,000 Project Grant to Justice for Migrant Women (J4MW) to address gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) experienced by migrant and rural women workers in Ohio and southern Michigan. J4MW will use the funding to conduct community outreach, provide direct victim advocacy services for 25 GBVH survivors, and develop a leadership training program for 50 working women to become agents of systemic change. The project aims...
This $700,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Women's Bureau (CFDA 17.700) supports the Health Resources in Action (HRIA) organization in delivering the "NACHW Fostering Access, Rights and Equity Project (FARE for CHWs)". The project aims to prevent and mitigate gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) for 5,000 community health workers (CHWs) and 400 CHW employers through awareness building, in-person and online training sessions, and by coordinating...
The U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau awarded a $499,800 Cooperative Agreement to the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) on September 30, 2024 under the Women's Bureau Federal Grant Program (CFDA 17.700). This funding supports CLASP's efforts to promote the welfare, working conditions, and professional opportunities of women workers, with a focus on addressing gender-based violence and harassment in the workplace. The project aims to empower marginalized and underserved women...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau (CFDA 17.700) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to the Philadelphia Area Project On Occupational Safety and Health (Philaposh) on September 30, 2023. The grant will fund Philaposh's efforts to engage immigrant women workers in leadership development, training, resource sharing, and support services aimed at preventing and responding to gender-based violence and harassment in their workplaces. Philaposh will implement this program in partnership with...
This $1,750,000 Project Grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau (CFDA 17.700) to Alianza Nacional De Campesinas, Inc., a non-profit organization in Oxnard, California. The purpose of the grant is to assist and support immigrant and migrant farmworker women in preventing and combating gender-based violence and harassment in their workplaces, such as fields, packing houses, and dairies. Key activities to be funded include outreach and...
The Resource Center on Workplace Responses to Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence (Resource Center) will provide $1,000,000 in services under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. The award continues support for the Resource Center's work under the federal Resource Center on Workplace Response to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking program (CFDA #16.028). Specifically, over a...
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a 36-month, $750,000 Cooperative Agreement to Futures Without Violence to implement the Advancing Safety Through Employment Rights Advocacy Project. This project will build the capacity of OVW-funded attorneys and advocates, particularly those serving Black, Latina, Indigenous, disabled, Deaf, and LGBTQIA+ survivors, to assist survivors in accessing and utilizing their employment protections. Under this award, Futures...
This Project Grant award, issued by 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), provides $2,143,305 to the Veterans Enterprise Training & Services Group, Inc. (The Vets Group) to create more pathways for women to enter or expand their skills for high-demand occupations in the IT industry. Key activities include providing IT training, certifications, apprenticeships,...
The Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs awarded a $10 million cooperative agreement to the Solidarity Center under the International Labor Programs (CFDA 17.401) to elevate women's participation in the workforce in Liberia and Nigeria from December 15, 2022 through December 14, 2026. The award will increase capacity to address discrimination and gender-based violence in the workplace through activities like training union leadership and implementing anti-harassment...
This $1,194,057 federal Project Grant award 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) aims to help Vermont Works for Women expand programs that prepare women for careers in the trades and semiconductor manufacturing. The key activities include: 1) Establishing a new quick start training pathway to semiconductor and advanced manufacturing jobs and apprenticeships,...