Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor · Federal agency

DRL Strengthening Women’s Participation in the Workforce

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Award $1M–$1.9M Deadline 1911 days ago Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Closed posted Mar 24, 2021

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✦ AI Summary

Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
Funding amount: $1,000,000 – $1,900,000.
Next deadline: May 25, 2021.
Issued by: Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor.

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Who can apply — at a glance

Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
Award: $1M–$1.9M.
Matching funds: not required.
Deadline type: Fixed.

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About the funder

Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor is a federal-level funder.

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Award amount

$1M–$1.9M

Deadline

1911 days ago

May 25, 2021

About this opportunity

The Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that enable women workers to participate more fully in the workforce. Background: Women, half of the global workforce, face multiple barriers to their full and equal participation at work, limiting their economic contributions over the course of their lives. Numerous studies have shown that barriers to women's participation in the workforce stifle national economies – that an increase in women's labor force participation results in faster and more inclusive economic growth, and that increasing the share of household income controlled by women changes spending in ways that benefit their families and communities. Improving work conditions and addressing constraints to workforce participation for vulnerable women workers is one step toward unleashing women’s economic potential in order to maximize global economic growth and stability. Increasing women’s economic participation throughout their lives strengthens prospects for economic growth, and benefits countries. The challenges that women face are unique and often not taken into account when groups advocate for worker rights, creating safe work environments, and developing leadership skills. Challenges include unequal pay and lack of wage transparency; discrimination in hiring and job evaluation; gender-discriminatory personal status laws limiting freedom of movement; women’s ability to work outside the home without a male guardian’s permission; family demand and expectations; gender-based violence and harassment; safe and accessible transportation; lack of parental leave and affordable care for children and family; inadequate representation in worker organizations; inflexible or unpredictable hours and scheduling; and unsafe and unsanitary work conditions.

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Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor

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Source systemgrants.gov

Source ID332343

PostedMar 24, 2021

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Award size $1M–$1.9M

Deadline 1911 days ago

Level Federal

Type grant

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