Project Grant WB368692160A55

The U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau (CFDA 17.700) awarded a $499,800 Cooperative Agreement to the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) on September 30, 2024. This award supports CLASP's 2024 CLASP PAID LEAVE project, which aims to promote the welfare, working conditions, and professional opportunities of women workers, with a particular emphasis on addressing gender-based violence and harassment in the workplace. The project will involve outreach, education, legal assistance,...

The U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau (CFDA 17.700) awarded a $700,000 Project Grant to Equal Rights Advocates, Inc. (ERA) to assist marginalized and underserved women workers impacted by gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the workplace. Through this 19-month project, ERA and its partners will: build awareness and disseminate educational materials on GBVH prevention; implement worker- and survivor-driven strategies to mitigate workplace risks and prevent GBVH; connect women...

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) faced by migrant and rural women workers in Ohio and southern Michigan. The funding will enable J4MW to conduct direct outreach and provide victim-witness advocacy services for 25 GBVH survivors, develop know-your-rights materials for 3,000 workers, and train 50 working women as community leaders to mitigate...

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 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 $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...

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 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043) to Business Outreach Center Network, Inc., a non-profit organization located in Brooklyn, New York. The award, valid from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2025, will support the organization's provision of comprehensive entrepreneurial development services, including training, counseling, and technical assistance, to women-owned small...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043) to the Women's Center For Entrepreneurship Corp, a non-profit organization based in Chatham, New Jersey. This 12-month award, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2025, will fund the organization's delivery of comprehensive entrepreneurial development services specifically tailored to support women-owned small businesses, with...

The Women's Business Development Center, Inc. was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 59.043). Through this two-year award ending September 2029, the Women's Business Development Center, Inc. located in Chicago, IL will provide training and counseling services to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women. The grant funding will...