This $2,150,103 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 provide technical assistance to employers and labor unions to encourage the employment of women in registered apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations within the advanced manufacturing (AM) sector. Key activities include: Providing comprehensive employer education on the...
This $2,150,103 project grant was awarded 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). The funds will support Dev Mission, a non-profit organization, in providing a 12-week registered pre-apprenticeship program to train 60 low-income young women of color for careers in technology. The program will offer training, job placement, and support services, including career...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau awarded a $2,143,305 Project Grant under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701) to The Vets Group, a minority-owned nonprofit organization, to create more pathways for women to enter and expand their skills in high-demand IT occupations. The project aims to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the technology sector by providing training, certifications,...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau has awarded a $716,701 Project Grant under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701) to Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT), a nonprofit organization. The grant funding will support CWIT's efforts to scale an existing model for engaging the workforce system in supporting women's entry into and retention in skilled construction, manufacturing, transit, rail, utilities, and clean...
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. The purpose of this 20-month project grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, 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...
This $2,866,804 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) will provide technical assistance to labor unions in Southern Nevada to encourage employment of women in apprenticeable and nontraditional occupations. The Southern Nevada Building Trades Unions Non-Profit Development Corporation, Inc. will develop and implement an outreach plan...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau has awarded a $2,122,941 Project Grant under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701) to the Fresh Start Women's Foundation, an Arizona-based nonprofit organization. The purpose of this grant is to support the "Phoenix Women in Trades, Tech, and Advanced Manufacturing" program, which aims to help employers in the Phoenix metropolitan area successfully recruit,...
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 Project Grant award of $1,194,057, provided 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), will support Vermont Works for Women, Inc. in implementing several initiatives to increase women's participation and retention in the trades and semiconductor/advanced manufacturing industries in Vermont. Key activities include: 1) Establishing a new quick start training pathway...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $13 million cooperative agreement to Jobs For The Future Inc. from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2025 under the Registered Apprenticeship (CFDA 17.285) federal grant program. The awardee and five sub-awardees—Chicago Women In Trades, Unidosus, Intelligent Partnerships Inc., Huntington Ingalls Inc., and the University of Massachusetts Boston—will provide subject matter expertise and support activities to expand apprenticeship...
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 programs and help at least 121 women transition into registered apprenticeships, with the goal of increasing women's overall participation rate in apprenticeships. Key activities include expanding outreach networks, providing expertise on diversity and inclusion, hosting stakeholder trainings, and supporting the development of pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs targeting underrepresented populations such as women of color, veterans, and those with disabilities. The total grant award is $2,148,090.00, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to May 6, 2025.