FY 24 Fostering Access, Rights and Equity (FARE) Grant Program

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 (GBVH) in the world of work, which includes activities that occur in the course of, linked with, or arising out of work. Grant recipients will undertake projects to prevent and respond to GBVH, which is pervasive across industries and deeply impacts the safety and economic security of women workers and survivors. Survivors of GBVH often suffer the loss of other employment rights and benefits. Grant recipients will address GBVH in the world of work by building awareness, connecting women to federal and state workplace rights and benefits, and implementing worker and survivor-driven strategies to shift workplace norms. Selected awardees will work to reach women workers and survivors with a particular focus on underserved and marginalized women workers who are disproportionately impacted by GBVH, including but not limited to women of color, women with disabilities, justice system-impacted women, individuals who identify as LGBTQI+, marginalized workers in women-dominated sectors, ethnic minorities, immigrants, workers with limited English proficiency and workers experiencing substance abuse issues, homelessness, or chronic poverty. The grants will support organizations in their efforts to address GBVH in the world of work, which must include activities that:Build awareness through the dissemination of information and educational materials that are worker and survivor-centered;Implement 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; andFacilitate and encourage women workers and survivors to become focal points in their own communities through train-the-trainer, guided conversations, leadership circles or other activities.Questions regarding this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Forecast may be emailed to Porter.Sharon.D@dol.gov; however, please note there is limited information that may be shared with the public during the forecast period until the FOA is open for applications. We encourage prospective applicants and interested parties to use the Grants.gov subscription option to register for future updates provided for this particular announcement.