Grants and Funding 

Opportunities

WHAT THEY ARE. WHO THEY SERVE. HOW TO GET CONNECTED.
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Who You Will Hear From Today:

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➢ Employment and Training Administration

➢ International Labor Affairs Bureau

➢ Women’s Bureau

➢ Office of Disability Employment Policy

➢ Veterans’ Employment and Training Service

➢ Occupational Safety and Health Administration

➢ Mine Safety and Health Administration

➢ Office of Grants Management
➢ Employment and Training 

Administration

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• YouthBuild

• Growth Opportunities – Reentry Youth

• Pathway Home – Reentry Adult

• Strengthening Community Colleges

• Workforce Pathways for Youth

• Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities

• State Apprenticeship Expansion (Formula Grant Program)

• Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs

• Workforce Data Quality Initiative

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➢ Bureau of International Labor 

Affairs

• Strengthening global labor standards and enforcing labor 

commitments among trading partners

• Combating international child labor, forced labor, and human 

trafficking

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➢Women’s Bureau

• Women in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations (WANTO)

• Getting women into careers traditionally dominated by men, 

helping to raise wages for women through apprenticeship 

programs, ensuring the jobs created under BIL/CHIPS/IRA are 

good jobs for women.

• Fostering Access, Rights, and Equity Grant (FARE)

• Ensuring women know their rights on the job!

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ODEP's mission is to develop and influence policies and practices 

that increase the number and quality of employment opportunities for 

people with disabilities.

• Demonstration grants: Test innovative practices to build evidence 

and identify policy solutions

• Center for Advancing Employment for Youth (CAPE-Youth) -CAPE 

YOUTH

• Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability 

Inclusion (EARN) - ASK EARN

➢Office of Disability Employment 

Policy

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➢Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service

• Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP)

• Employment services are one piece of a complex delivery system that requires close 

and productive collaboration between multiple providers to address the needs and 

barriers of veterans experiencing homelessness.

• The application asks applicants to describe an employment-focused program serving:

• Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness

• Justice-involved veterans

• Homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children

• HVRP has a three-year period of performance with funding awarded annually

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➢Occupational Safety and 

Health Administration

• Susan Harwood Training Grants

• Targeted Topic Training

• Training and Educational Materials Development

• Capacity Building Developmental

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➢Mine Safety and Health 

Administration

• Brookwood Sago Grant – Mine Safety Training

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Frequently Asked Questions

Stay Connected:

DOL GRANTS

Contact:

Ogm@dol.gov

▪ How Do I Apply?

▪ How Do I Know If My Organization is Eligible for This Grant?

▪ What Are Common Pit-Falls?

▪ Do I Need A Letter From My Representative?

▪ If I Am Not Ready This Year, Can I Apply In Future Years? 

What Can I do today to ready myself?

▪ Can I get feedback on my application?

▪ Is there technical assistance that can help me apply?

▪ My organization is a small, grass-roots organization that may 

not have the capacity to manage a large DOL grant. Can I 

partner with other, larger organizations? How do I find partners 

for whom I could be a sub-grantee?

▪ The work of my organization doesn’t exactly fit the grant 

programs covered today. Is there 'open funding'?

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Thank You.

For more resources and information on 

future funding opportunities: DOL GRANTS

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For More Information on a Specific Program:

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➢ Workforce and Training Grants (ETA):

➢ Contact: ogm@dol.gov

➢ International Grants (ILAB):

➢ Contact: ILABinformation@dol.gov

➢ Women’s Bureau Grants:

➢ Contact: Daniel.Reeba@dol.gov

and humphrey.pat@dol.gov

➢ Veterans’ Employment and 

Training Service Grants:

➢ Contact: Savage.John@dol.gov

➢ Harwood Safety & Health Training Grants 

(OSHA):

➢ Contact: Harwoodgrants@dol.gov

➢ Mine Safety and Health Administration Grants:

➢ Contact: Frazier.Ursula@dol.gov

➢ Office of Disability Employment Policy Grants:

➢ Contact: Parenteau.Lydia.L@dol.gov

➢ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy –

Research Grants:

➢ Contact: chiefevaluationoffice@dol.gov

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