This 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) provides $2,866,804 to the Southern Nevada Building Trades Unions Non-Profit Development Corporation, Inc. to increase employment of women in apprenticeable and nontraditional occupations in Southern Nevada. The project will serve an expected 340 women apprentices, with 60% from underrepresented...
The 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 Veterans Enterprise Training & Services Group, Inc. (The Vets Group) on September 30, 2024. The grant will fund a project to create more pathways for women, including women veterans, spouses, and women of color, to enter or expand their skills for high-demand occupations in the IT industry....
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 $2,148,090 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 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 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...
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 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau on September 30, 2024 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...
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 support Dev Mission, a nonprofit organization, in providing a 12-week registered pre-apprenticeship program to train and place 60 low-income young women of color in technology careers over a 24-month period. The program will offer curriculum focused on Internet of...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Women's Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620). The purpose of this 2-year project is to develop an initiative that empowers underserved and underrepresented populations, including women and minorities, to explore careers in the cybersecurity industry. The key activities include coordinating with community...
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...
AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) TO EMPLOYERS (WHICH MAY INCLUDE PUBLIC ENTITIES) AND LABOR UNIONS TO ENCOURAGE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN IN REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP AND NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS (A/NTO). ACTIVITIES PERFORMED INCREASE THE GENERAL AWARENESS OF NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS FOR 1,100 WOMEN THROUGH INFORMATION SESSIONS, A REGIONAL BRANDING CAMPAIGN, AND INDUSTRY TOURS DEVELOP AN INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT NETWORK TO CONNECT WOMEN TO SKILLED CAREERS GUARANTEE EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEWS FOR WOMEN ENROLLED IN THE TRAINING PROGRAMS ENROLL WOMEN IN SKILLED CAREER TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO WOMEN WHO ENROLL IN TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDE PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVES TO WOMEN PARTICIPATING IN TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO EMPLOYERS SEEKING TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN THEIR WORKFORCE DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF SUPPORT GROUPS TO ENCOURAGE THE RETENTION OF WOMEN IN SKILLED CAREERS RESEARCH AND SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RETENTION-FOCUSED BEST PRACTICES THROUGH FOCUS GROUPS, SURVEYS, AND THE REVIEW OF EXISTING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE DATA. DELIVERABLES THE HRWC ESTIMATES THAT 80 PERCENT OF WISC PARTICIPANTS WILL BE COMPLETE TRAINING PROGRAMS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATE IN EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEWS AFTER TRAINING COMPLETION WILL BE EMPLOYED IN LOCAL INDUSTRIES. AT LEAST PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETE TRAINING WILL ACHIEVE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WAGES AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN WISC. INTENDED BENEFICIARY UNDERSTANDING THE INTERSECTIONAL NATURE OF INEQUITY IN THE HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY, WE ANTICIPATE THAT WISC PARTICIPANTS WILL LIKELY BE FACING AT LEAST ONE EQUITY-RELATED BARRIER, SUCH AS LOW-INCOME STATUS OR LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, AS THEY BEGIN THE PROGRAM. AS SUCH, THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES DO NOT STAND INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER. THE ANTICIPATED DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN OF TRAINING PARTICIPANTS WILL BE WOMEN, INDIVIDUALS OF COLOR, DISCONNECTED YOUTH WITH DIFFERING ABILITIES; VETERANS OR MILITARY SPOUSES. WOMEN REPRESENTING THE ABOVE CATEGORIES WILL RECEIVE GENERAL AWARENESS OF NON-TRADITIONAL OCCUPATION OPPORTUNITIES IN HAMPTON ROADS SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES THE HRWC WILL OUTSOURCE THE HIRING OF TWO FULL-TIME POSITIONS, WISC NAVIGATORS, TO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE COOPERATIVE (CCWC) TO SUPPORT THE EXPLORATION AND ENROLLMENT NEEDS OF WOMEN SEEKING TO ENROLL IN TARGETED TRAINING PROGRAMS AT PAUL D. CAMP, THOMAS NELSON, AND TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THEY WILL ALSO SUPPORT REGIONAL OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT EFFORTS, HELPING IDENTIFY AND ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO ENTER TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS FOR SKILLED TRADES. WISC NAVIGATORS WILL ALSO SUPPORT PROGRAM COORDINATION, DATA COLLECTION, AND REPORTING