# FY24 Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/foa-wb-24-00-fy24-women-in-apprenticeship-and-nontraditional-occupations/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351374

> Womens Bureau offered grants of up to $750,000 (at least $350,000) to nonprofits. It expected to make about 17 awards worth $6.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 10, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | FOA-WB-24-00 |
| Agency | Womens Bureau |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 10, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $750,000 |
| Award floor | $350,000 |
| Expected awards | 17 |
| Total funding | $6.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 17.701 |

## Who can apply

- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

To be eligible for funds under this grant program, an applicant must be a community-based organization (CBO), as defined in the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).

## What the grant funds

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 and women with disabilities, women at or below the federal poverty line, formerly incarcerated women, immigrant women, transgender women, and women who live in rural geographic areas. Applicants that plan to accelerate local or state government agency efforts to increase women’s inclusion and equity in projects funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law or BIL), CHIPS and Science Act, Inflation Reduction Act, or other federal funding are also encouraged to apply. For the purposes of this FOA, the term "woman" or "women" is to be interpreted in the most inclusive manner with participant eligibility to be inclusive of transgender women and non-binary individuals.

## Questions people ask

### Is FOA-WB-24-00 still open?

No. It closed on June 10, 2024.

### Who can apply for FY24 Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program?

Womens Bureau accepted applications from nonprofits. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for FY24 Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program?

Closed June 10, 2024. 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 $750,000 each. About $6.0 million in total across about 17 awards.

### Who has won Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (“WANTO”) Technical Assistance Grant Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Chicago Women in Trades, Fresh Start Women's Foundation, an Arizona Nonprofit Corporation, Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, Inc. The program made 35 awards worth $20.6 million in that time.