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, on September 30, 2024. The purpose of this 32-month project grant 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 Programs (RAPS) as...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau awarded a $2,122,941 Project Grant under the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program (CFDA 17.701) to An Arizona Nonprofit Corporation Fresh Start Women's Foundation. The grant will fund a program called "Phoenix Women in Trades, Tech, and Advanced Manufacturing" that aims to prepare employers to successfully recruit, mentor, train, and retain women in construction skilled trades,...
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 Southern Nevada Building Trades Unions Non-Profit Development Corporation, Inc. was awarded a $2,866,804 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). The project aims to provide technical assistance to labor unions in Southern Nevada to encourage the employment of women in apprenticeable and nontraditional occupations. Key activities include...
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 Catalyst Connection, a non-profit organization in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This grant will 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....
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...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,764,742 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA 17.285) supports the expansion, diversification, and modernization of registered apprenticeship opportunities across Oregon. The grant will fund initiatives to develop new apprenticeship programs, create pre-apprenticeship initiatives, and increase access to workforce training in key industries such as healthcare, IT,...
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 $716,701 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) supports Chicago Women in Trades (CWIT) in expanding its model for engaging the workforce system to increase women's participation and retention in skilled construction, manufacturing, transit, rail, utilities, and clean energy industries. The key activities include scaling CWIT's...
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...