# Fostering Access, Rights, and Equity (FARE)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/foa-wb-21-02-fostering-access-rights-and-equity-fare/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334178

> Womens Bureau offered grants of up to $350,000 (at least $250,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $1.5 million in total. Applications closed on July 15, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | FOA-WB-21-02 |
| Agency | Womens Bureau |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 15, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $350,000 |
| Award floor | $250,000 |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $1.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 17.700 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Only State Governments, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible to apply for these grants.

## What the grant funds

The Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), partnering with the Employment and Training Administration (ETA), announces $1,500,000.00 for states and territories to participate in the Fostering Access, Rights, and Equity (FARE) grant initiative. This program will allow award recipients to undertake projects to assist underserved and marginalized low-income women workers in understanding and accessing their employment rights, public services, and benefits. The FARE grant program will support the Women’s Bureau’s and the Department of Labor’s mandate to implement the provisions of Executive Order 13985, which charges the Department with identifying and addressing barriers to more equitable access to public benefits, services, and protections. These grants will build on the success of recent initiatives to reach working women, including but not limited to women of color, women with disabilities, and justice-involved women to assist them. More generally, evidence gathered in this initial round of FARE grants could be applied to future grant programs at DOL aimed at other community partnerships.

## Questions people ask

### Is FOA-WB-21-02 still open?

No. It closed on July 15, 2021.

### Who can apply for Fostering Access, Rights, and Equity (FARE)?

Womens Bureau accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Fostering Access, Rights, and Equity (FARE)?

Closed July 15, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $350,000 each. About $1.5 million in total across about 5 awards.

### Who has won Women's Bureau grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Illinois Department of Labor, Moore Community House Incorporated, SER-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast Inc. The program made 23 awards worth $10.4 million in that time.