Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI Doing business as Big Step
- UEI
- XL27LBLZTKF1
- CAGE
- 5UWK9
- Primary NAICS
- 813990 Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations)
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- Other NAICS codes in SAM.gov
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 3841 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53208, USA
- Website
- wrtp.org
- Founded
- 1994
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Consumer Discretionary
- Consumer Services
- Diversified Consumer Services
- Education Services
- SIC code
- 82 Educational Services
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Grant awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not on record | B-25-MC-55-0006 | $150,000 | |
| Not on record | B-24-CP-WI-2320 | $200,000 | |
| Current Innovation NFP | 2315268 | $761,650 | |
| Not on record | B-24-MC-55-0006 | $40,000 |
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About the company
Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, Inc., doing business as Big Step, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that delivers workforce development and skills training to women and underrepresented workers in nontraditional occupations as a prime recipient of federal grants. Big Step operates predominantly under federal grant programs rather than federal contracts, with 73% of recent awards as prime recipient and 27% as sub-recipient across seven distinct federal customer agencies.
Big Step's capability portfolio centers on pre-apprenticeship training, registered apprenticeship preparation, and occupational skills development aligned with family-sustaining union jobs in construction, transportation electrification, and skilled trades. The organization delivers integrated 12-week training programs that combine classroom instruction, hands-on projects, and credentials such as Commercial Driver's License (CDL) preparation, OSHA certification, and First Aid/CPR training, with participant incentives through milestone-based stipends. Recent representative prime grants include a $1.49 million Project Grant from the Department of Labor Women's Bureau (awarded September 30, 2025, through September 30, 2027) for the "She Drives the Future" program, which trains at least 60 Wisconsin women across five cohorts for union construction jobs paired with CDL instruction; a Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (awarded August 28, 2024, completed August 27, 2025) supporting the Electronic Vehicle Skill Trades Employment Program (EVSTEP) to build pre-apprenticeship pathways aligned with transportation electrification careers; and a Project Grant from the Department of Labor Women's Bureau (awarded September 3, 2021, completed June 30, 2024) providing technical assistance to employers and labor unions to encourage employment of women in apprenticeable and nontraditional occupations. Big Step also receives sub-awards from prime grantees including a February 18, 2025 sub-award from Current Innovation NFP focused on employment and wealth-building support for the Great Lakes ReNEW blue-economy workforce program.
Customer concentration sits with the Department of Labor, which accounts for the plurality of Big Step's recent awards across three distinct sub-agencies: the Employment and Training Administration, the Women's Bureau, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (8 of 15 total awards, 67% coverage by award count). The National Science Foundation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development round out the active customer set. Big Step has obligated $8.2 million across all recent awards. Activity has grown modestly from two awards in 2024 to four awards in 2025, with only one award (the EVSTEP Cooperative Agreement) reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating limited near-term recompete exposure.
Quick answers
Is Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through September 15, 2027.
What is Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is Wrtp – big step?s she drives the future program trains wisconsin women to fill persistent vacancies in union jobs… (25760WW000032), from Grants Management (OASAM), on September 30, 2025.
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