Project Grant 25760WW000033
- Federal Grant Award Summary Building Futures received $721,830 in funding from the Department of Labor Women's Bureau under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701) to increase women's participation in construction and manufacturing throughout Southern New England, with primary focus on Rhode Island. The award, effective September 30, 2025, through September 30, 2027, supports Building Futures' delivery of comprehensive...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Workforce Alliance, Inc., a non-profit workforce development board serving south central Connecticut, received a $2.376M Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The award, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027, supports the organization's delivery of comprehensive employment and skills training initiatives targeted at...
- This Project Grant award of $716,701 was 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). The grant will support Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT), a non-profit organization, 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 energy...
- Summary CareerRise Inc. received a $722,408 Project Grant Award from the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701) on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The organization will deliver two tiers of technical assistance to employers in the Metro Atlanta area and ten surrounding Georgia counties (Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Labor Women's Bureau awarded Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, Inc. (doing business as Big Step) $744,028 under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701) on September 30, 2025. The award funds the "She Drives the Future" program, a 12-week pre-apprenticeship and commercial driver's license (CDL) training initiative designed to address Wisconsin's documented...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Great Jobs KC, Inc. received a $681,780 project grant awarded September 30, 2025, through the Women's Bureau under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701). The grant funds the Great Jobs for Women in Apprenticeships and Nontraditional Occupations (GJWANTO) program, which operates through September 30, 2027, and delivers three interconnected components designed to increase women's...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau awarded Keiki 'O Ka 'Aina Family Learning Centers a $722,408 Project Grant under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701) effective September 30, 2025, through September 30, 2027. The Hawaii Career and Apprenticeship Program (HICAP) will increase participation and employment of approximately 200 women and female youth across Hawaii in apprenticeable...
- Federal Grant Award Summary King Youth Foundation Inc. received a $706,758 Project Grant from the Department of Labor's Women's Bureau under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701) on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027. The award funds the "Girls on the Gridline" project, which targets girls aged 14-19 from underserved communities in Jacksonville, Florida (Duval County ZIP codes...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The State of Connecticut Labor Department, doing business as the Employment Security Division, received an $8.0 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029, supports a demonstration project designed to develop and implement innovative workforce development...
- 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...
Workforce Alliance, Inc., a regional workforce development board serving south central Connecticut, received a $722,408 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) effective September 30, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2027. The award supports the W3A project, which addresses the underrepresentation of women in high-demand skilled trades and manufacturing occupations in a region experiencing stagnant population growth yet facing increasing demand for livable-wage jobs not requiring a four-year degree. The project delivers three primary products and services: (1) expanded apprenticeship opportunities for women in construction and building trades through enhanced training, employer engagement, and collaboration with 13 building trade unions; (2) enhanced manufacturing career pathways through updated pre-apprenticeship models and the development of Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) via employer partnerships; and (3) system-level institutional changes including technical assistance to employers and unions, comprehensive communications strategies, mentoring networks, performance dashboards, and knowledge-sharing mechanisms across workforce boards. These activities advance the 2024-2028 Local Workforce Development Plan's goals of intentional career pathway development, expansion of livable-wage opportunities, and strengthened alignment of workforce development system partners in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) and Manufacturing sectors.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 1/30/26 | ||
| Not listed | $722.4k | 9/30/25 |