Description
The Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, is announcing the availability of approximately $3.5 million in grant funds for the Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program. The program aims to provide technical assistance to employers and labor unions to encourage employment of women in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations. Eligible applicants include community-based organizations (CBOs) that are private non-profit organizations with demonstrated expertise and effectiveness in the field of workforce development. The grant program will provide funding for a 24-month period, with a minimum award of $350,000 and a maximum award of $750,000. The program will focus on developing pre-apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, Registered Apprenticeship, or other nontraditional skills training programs designed to prepare women for careers in apprenticeable and nontraditional occupations. Some key points about this opportunity include:
• The program is designed to encourage employment of women in apprenticeable occupations and nontraditional occupations.
• Eligible applicants include community-based organizations with demonstrated expertise and effectiveness in the field of workforce development.
• The grant program will provide funding for a 24-month period, with a minimum award of $350,000 and a maximum award of $750,000.
• The program will focus on developing pre-apprenticeship, youth apprenticeship, Registered Apprenticeship, or other nontraditional skills training programs.
• Applicants must 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.