Office of Apprenticeship and the Women's Bureau; Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Grants

The summary for the Office of Apprenticeship and the Women's Bureau; Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Grants grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Employment and Training Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Office of Apprenticeship and the Women's Bureau; Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Grants: The Women's Bureau (WB) and the Employment and Training Administration's (ETA's) Office of Apprenticeship (OA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL or Department), announce the availability of $1,000,000 to establish a grant program for the purpose of assisting employers and labor unions in the placement and retention of women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations. This program year 2007 SGA is authorized under the WANTO Act of 1992, Pub. L. 102-530, 29 U.S.C. 2501 et seq. To that end, the OA and the WB plan to disburse 2007 WANTO grant funds to three community-based organization (CBO)/registered apprenticeship program (RAP) consortia to conduct innovative projects to improve the recruitment, selection, training, employment, and retention of women in apprenticeships in the construction industry. Each CBO/RAP consortium must consist of a minimum of: (1) A construction industry RAP sponsor; and (2) a CBO (which may be a faith-based organization (FBO) with demonstrated experience in providing job training services (soft skills and some hard skills), placement, and support services to women for construction industry jobs.

Federal Grant Title:	Office of Apprenticeship and the Women's Bureau; Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Grants
Federal Agency Name:	Employment and Training Administration
Grant Categories:	Employment Labor and Training
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	SGA-DFA-PY-07-08
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	17.201
CFDA Descriptions:	Registered Apprenticeship and Other Training
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	Jun 06, 2008 The closing date for receipt of appl
Posted Date:	Apr 23, 2008
Creation Date:	May 12, 2008
Archive Date:	Jul 06, 2008
Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$300,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:	3
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Under this announcement only CBO/RAP consortia, as defined in section VIII.F of this SGA, may apply for and receive a grant award. Current WANTO grantees are not eligible to receive funding under this announcement. This requirement does not prevent the participation of other entities which are integral to the implementation of the project. CBO/RAP Consortium refers to a group consisting of a minimum of: (1) a construction industry RAP sponsor; and (2) a CBO (which may be faith-based) with demonstrated experience in providing job training services (soft skills and some hard skills), placement and support services to women for construction industry jobs.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: James Stockton
Grant Officer
Phone 2026933335 [email protected] James Stockton
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