FARE Funding Opportunity – PY 23-24

Workforce Services Information Notice                                                         

WSIN23-42

Issued: April 26, 2024 

The Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), announces the availability of approximately $1,000,000 in grant funds, authorized by 29 U.S.C. § 13 and the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, for the Fostering Access, Rights and Equity (FARE) grant initiative. The Women’s Bureau expects availability of approximately $1,000,000 to fund approximately three to four grants, with a minimum value of $250,000 each. Applicants may apply for a ceiling amount of $350,000. This program will allow award recipients to undertake projects to assist marginalized and underserved women workers who have been impacted by gender-based violence and harassment in the workplace by building awareness, connecting women to federal and state workplace rights and benefits, and implementing worker- and survivor-driven strategies to shift workplace norms.

To be eligible for funds under this grant program, applicants must be a nonprofit organization with or without a 501(c)3 status. 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 gender-based violence and harassment.

This FOA does not require cost sharing or matching funds from applicants. The period of performance will be 18 months and is anticipated to begin September 30, 2024.

The closing date for receipt of applications is May 28, 2024. For more information about this grant, visit the grant opportunity or visit grants.gov and reference FOA-WB-24-01. For a complete description of the funding organization, available funds, eligibility requirements, past recipients, and links to the grant application, visit the DOL’s FARE webpage.

/s/ KIMBERLEE MEYER, Chief
Central Office Workforce Services Division