The Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announces an opportunity for nonprofit organizations with experience addressing GBVH in the world of work and strong ties to underserved communities to participate in the Fostering Access, Rights and Equity (FARE) grant initiative.
Donor Name: Womens Bureau
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/28/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
This program will allow award recipients to undertake projects to prevent and respond to GBVH and to assist underserved and marginalized women workers and survivors who have been impacted or who are at high risk of gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work.
The projects funded by this program will work to prevent and respond to GBVH in the world of work by building awareness, connecting women to services, benefits and legal assistance, and ensuring women workers and survivors are focal points in developing and implementing solutions. The projects will support, develop, and implement strategies in order to mitigate GBVH risks and prevent workplace GBVH before it happens.
A FARE grant must include activities that:
- Build awareness through the dissemination of information and educational materials that are worker and survivor-centered;
- Implement women worker and survivor-driven strategies that mitigate workplace risks and prevent workplace GBVH;
- Connect women workers to services, benefits and/or legal assistance as needed, reasonable and/or available; and
- Facilitate and encourage women workers and survivors to become focal points for solutions in their own communities through train-the-trainer, guided conversations, leadership circles or other activities.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $350,000
- Award Floor: $250,000
Project Period
The period of performance is 18 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
Additional Information on Eligibility
- To be eligible for funds under this grant program, the applicant must be a nonprofit organization. Applicants should provide evidence in their project narratives that they are a community-based organization, worker group, union or other nonprofit organization with deep ties to underserved and marginalized women workers who are disproportionately impacted by GBVH. Applicants should also provide evidence that they have the expertise and ability to provide women workers with knowledge and tools to address and mitigate GBVH in the world of work using trauma-informed and survivor-centered approaches, and that they can quickly implement their proposed activities.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
