Fostering Access, Rights, and Education (FARE) Grant Program
Agency: Womens Bureau
Assistance Listings
- 17.700 -- Women's Bureau
Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, announces the Fostering Access, Rights, and Education (FARE) grant program. This funding opportunity will allow award recipients to undertake projects to assist marginalized and underserved women workers in understanding and accessing their employment rights, public services, and benefits. The grants will build on the successes of recent promising initiatives to enlist trusted messengers and community groups to reach working women, including but not limited to women of color, women with disabilities, justice-impacted women, individuals who identify...
as LGBTQ, marginalized workers in female-dominated sectors hard-hit by the pandemic, ethnic minorities, immigrants, workers with limited English proficiency, older adults, and workers experiencing intimate partner violence, substance abuse issues, homelessness, or chronic poverty.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Additional information
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Grantor contact information
Description
Sharon Porter
Porter.Sharon.D@dol.gov
Porter.Sharon.D@dol.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| FOA-WB-22-14_.pdf | FOA-WB-22-14_.pdf | May 18, 2022 05:22 PM UTC |
| Financial_System_Risk_Assessment.pdf | Financial System Risk Assessment.pdf | May 18, 2022 05:19 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Closed: July 1, 2022
Award
$2,000,000
Program Funding
8
Expected awards
$250,000
Award Minimum
$350,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
FOA-WB-22-14
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Education
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
May 18, 2022
Archive date:
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