Project Grant WA312531760A54

The Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor awarded a $1,791,195 Project Grant under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701) to the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences (ACDS), a non-profit organization based in Little Rock, Arkansas. The purpose of this grant is to increase the number of women in non-traditional occupations (NTOs) by providing pre-apprenticeship training and connecting them to employers utilizing...

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 $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 Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded Careerwise New York, Inc. a $6 million project grant under the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA #17.285) to significantly increase enrollment of diverse, high economic need youth in registered apprenticeships. Over the July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026 performance period, Careerwise New York will enroll 3,200 NYC public school students from over 50 high schools in its youth apprenticeship program, with 400 enrolling in...

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 Dev Mission, a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, CA. The grant funding will support Dev Mission's registered pre-apprenticeship program, which provides 12 weeks of training, job placement services, and one year of follow-up support to help low-income young women of color launch...

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...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau awarded a $1,194,057 Project Grant to Vermont Works for Women, Inc. under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701). The grant supports four key objectives: 1) Establishing a new quick-start pathway to the growing semiconductor and advanced manufacturing industries for women, including three training cohorts of 10 women each; 2) Expanding the organization's Trailblazers...

This federal Project Grant award of $2,148,090 was 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). The funding will enable the Maryland Center for Construction Education & Innovation, Inc. (MAC), a non-profit organization, to expand women's participation in registered apprenticeship programs across Maryland over a 2-year period. Key activities include:...

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...

This $2,150,103 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 enable Catalyst Connection, a Pittsburgh-based non-profit organization, 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 sector. Key...