Closed · FOA-WB-20-01 · CFDA 17.701 · Discretionary

Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (“WANTO”) Technical Assistance Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$350K-$750K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 3, 2020
Close date
11
Expected awards

The verdict

Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (“WANTO”) Technical Assistance Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered $350,000 -- $750,000 across 11 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 412 other opportunities from Employment and Training Administration.

$350K-$750K
award range
Closed
application status
11
expected awards
17.701
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Oc… is closed (last close August 3, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Employment and Training Administration still indexes 412 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed August 3, 2020

Posted Jul 2 Closes Aug 3

Est. Total Funding

$4,100,000

Expected Awards

11

Instrument

Grant

Description

This program aims to provide technical assistance (TA) to employers and labor unions 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, apprenticeship (includes Registered Apprenticeship Programs, Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs, and other apprenticeship programs), 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/or• Setting 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.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FOA-WB-20-01

Grants.gov marks Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Oc… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Opportunity Zones (OZ). This eligibility-code string dominates the Employment and Training Administration book (353 peers, 85% of 413).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Oc… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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