Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO)
The Women's Bureau (WB) and the Employment and Training Administration's (ETA) Office of Apprenticeship (OA), U. S. Department of Labor (DOL or Department), announce the availability of approximately $1,800,000 to establish a grant program for the purpose of assisting employers and labor management
organizations in the placement and retention of women in apprenticeship and nontraditional occupations.
This Program Year (PY) 2009 and 2010 SGA is authorized under the WANTO Act of 1992, Public Law 102-530, 29 USC 2501 et seq.
To that end, the OA and WB plan to disburse PY 2009 and 2010 WANTO grant funds to six community-based organization (CBO)/registered apprenticeship program (RAP) consortia to conduct innovative projects to improve outreach, recruitment, hiring, training, employment, and retention of women in apprenticeships in the nontraditional occupations
This Program Year (PY) 2009 and 2010 SGA is authorized under the WANTO Act of 1992, Public Law 102-530, 29 USC 2501 et seq.
To that end, the OA and WB plan to disburse PY 2009 and 2010 WANTO grant funds to six community-based organization (CBO)/registered apprenticeship program (RAP) consortia to conduct innovative projects to improve outreach, recruitment, hiring, training, employment, and retention of women in apprenticeships in the nontraditional occupations
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
SGA-DFA-PY-09-03
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Eligible applicants are Community-Based Organization/Registered Apprenticeship Program (CBO/RAP) Consortia as defined in Section VIII.F of this solicitation.
The lead eligible applicant for the CBO/RAP consortia and the fiscal agent for the grant must be a CBO.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Agency Email:
Williams.Mamie@dol.gov
Date Posted:
2010-03-30
Application Due Date:
2010-04-29
Archive Date:
2010-05-29
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