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Fostering Access, Rights, and Education (FARE) Grant Program

Womens Bureau · Department of Labor

At a glance

Fostering Access, Rights, and Education (FARE) Grant Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Womens Bureau (Department of Labor). The application deadline was July 1, 2022. Individual awards are listed as $250K – $350K, with about 8 awards expected and $2M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include 501(c)(3) nonprofits and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 17.700 (Women's Bureau).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted
May 18, 2022
Close date
Jul 1, 2022
Award floor
$250,000
Award ceiling
$350,000
Est. total funding
$2,000,000
Expected awards
8
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

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.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 17.700

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$1.52M
FY25—
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 17.700. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Womens Bureau
Porter.Sharon.D@dol.gov
202-693-3905

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Fostering Access, Rights, and Education (FARE) Grant Program”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Fostering Access, Rights, and Education (FARE) Grant Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $250k – $350k, total estimated program funding is $2,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 8 awards.

How do I apply for “Fostering Access, Rights, and Education (FARE) Grant Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FOA-WB-22-14), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.