Announcement of Program Year 2007 WANTO Grants

The Women’s Bureau (WB) and the Employment and Training Administration’s (ETA’s) Office of Apprenticeship (OA) published a Solicitation for Grant Announcement (SGA) in the April 22, 2008 Federal Register [April 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 78)] announcing the availability of $1,000,000 in WANTO grant funds for Program Year 2007. It is anticipated that awards will be in the amount of approximately $300,000. The closing date for receipt of applications is June 6, 2008.

The focus of the current WANTO grants is the provision of technical assistance to employers and labor unions in their placement and retention of women in apprenticeships and non-traditional occupations in the construction industry. The WB and OA plan to disburse 2007 WANTO funds to three community-based organization (CBO)/registered apprenticeship program (RAP) consortia, as defined in the Federal Register notice, to provide the technical assistance to employers and labor unions.

For further information about this SGA, please visit; www.doleta.gov/sga/sga.cfm or contact James Stockton, Grant Officer of the Division of Federal Assistance, at (202) 693-3335.

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