# Women's Bureau (17.700)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/17-700-women-s-bureau/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Women's Bureau is run by Department of Labor. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $10.4 million in 23 grants, about $450,770 per award.

## Objectives

The Women’s Bureau was created by law in 1920 to formulate standards and policies to promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment. The Women’s Bureau establishes and maintains linkage with national, community and faith-based organizations, business and industry, trade unions, research foundations, academic, and Federal, State, and local government agencies in an effort to develop cooperative projects that address the employment and supportive service needs of women.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $5.4 million | 11 |
| 2022 | -$139,702 | 0 |
| 2023 | $3.0 million | 7 |
| 2024 | $2.6 million | 7 |
| 2025 | -$440,968 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois Department of Labor | Illinois | $2.5 million |
| Moore Community House Incorporated | Mississippi | $750,000 |
| SER-Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast Inc | Texas | $750,000 |
| Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership, Inc. | Wisconsin | $749,994 |
| Tradeswomen, Incorporated | California | $749,942 |
| Accelerator for America | California | $499,800 |
| Per Scholas, Inc. | New York | $350,000 |
| Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment | Colorado | $350,000 |
| Department of Labor New York | New York | $350,000 |
| Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health | Pennsylvania | $350,000 |
| Equal Rights Advocates, Inc. | California | $350,000 |
| Justice for Migrant Women | Ohio | $350,000 |
| Alianza Nacional de Campesinas Inc | California | $350,000 |
| Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity | Michigan | $346,839 |
| Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence Inc | Connecticut | $313,711 |
| Higher Education Coordinating Commission | Oregon | $300,707 |
| The Safe Alliance | Texas | $257,613 |
| Restaurant Opportunities Center Roc United, Inc. | New York | $250,000 |
| Center for Law and Social Policy | District of Columbia | $249,900 |
| Government of Guam- Department of Administration | Guam | $188,183 |