FY25 Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- FOA-WB-25-01
- Agency
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Department of Labor
- Applications due
- Award size
- $350,000 to $750,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Employment, Labor and Training
- Eligible applicants
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- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Points of contact
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- Carla Wills wb.ogm@dol.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Labor's Women's Bureau is seeking nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance (TA) to employers and labor unions through the FY25 Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program. The program aims to encourage women's employment in apprenticeable and nontraditional occupations (A/NTO) across industries like advanced manufacturing, construction, energy, healthcare, information technology, finance, and transportation. Applicants must focus on developing pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship training programs, creating supportive work environments, and establishing support networks for women. The evaluation will prioritize organizations with experience as equity intermediaries and those targeting historically underrepresented communities, including women of color, women with disabilities, low-income women, and women from rural areas. The application deadline is August 8, 2025, with applications to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.
The grant program will award approximately $5,000,000 across 6-14 community-based organizations, with individual grants ranging from $350,000 to $750,000. The performance period will span 24 months, beginning September 30, 2025. Eligible applicants must be nonprofit organizations with demonstrated experience in training women for apprenticeable or nontraditional occupations. The grants will support technical assistance activities nationwide, including in U.S. territories, with a focus on expanding women's participation in industries where they have been historically underrepresented.
Synopsis
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This program aims to provide technical assistance to employers (which may include public sector entities) and labor unions in the United States and its territories to encourage employment of women in both apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations (A/NTO), specifically in the following ways: 1.) Developing (establishing, expanding, and/or enhancing) pre-apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, Registered Apprenticeship (as defined in Appendix B "Acronyms and Definitions"), or other nontraditional skills training programs designed to prepare women for careers in A/NTO; 2.) Providing ongoing orientations or other resources for employers, unions, and workers on creating a successful environment for women in A/NTO; and/or 3.) Setting up support groups, facilitating networks, and/or providing supportive services (as defined in section IV.E.3) for women in A/NTO to improve their retention. Applicants may propose to provide technical assistance to support women's full and effective participation in apprenticeable and non-traditional occupations.
Update #1 ·
This program aims to provide technical assistance (TA) to employers (which may include public sector entities) and labor unions in the United States and its territories to encourage employment of women in both apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations (A/NTO), specifically in the following ways:Developing (establishing, expanding, and/or enhancing) pre-apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, Registered Apprenticeship (as defined in Appendix B "Acronyms and Definitions"), or other nontraditional skills training programs designed to prepare women for careers in A/NTO;Providing ongoing orientations or other resources for employers, unions, and workers on creating a successful environment for women in A/NTO; and/orSetting up support groups, facilitating networks, and/or providing supportive services (as defined in section IV.E.3) for women in A/NTO to improve their retention.Applicants may propose to provide technical assistance to support women"s participation and success in the full range of industries in which women are historically underrepresented or where women are disproportionately concentrated in the lower-wage occupations. Such industries include, but are not limited to; advanced manufacturing, construction, energy, health care, information technology, finance, and transportation. Applicants with experience working with or as an equity intermediary are encouraged to apply, as well as applicants with a proposed focus on expanding outreach/recruitment to historically underrepresented communities, including but not limited to women of color, women with disabilities, women at or below the federal poverty line, and women who live in rural geographic areas.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| FOA-WB-25-01 Amendment One.pdf | ||
| FOA-WB-25-01.pdf | ||
| Financial System Risk Assessment -fillable 8.17.23.pdf |
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