Women's Bureau; Announcement of Competition for Grant Applications for the Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW) Act Demonstration Programs for Fiscal Year 1994

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The National Office (Washington, D.C.) of the Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, announces the second year (Fiscal Year 1994) of competition to award up to six (6) grants to States for conducting demonstration projects which provides women with a wider range of training opportunities in nontraditional fields. The Act established a four-year, $6 million demonstration program to assist States in the development of exemplary programs that train and place women in nontraditional occupations, with special emphasis on growth occupations with increased wage potential. The Department of Labor is to award, from funds available under Title IV of JTPA, $1.5 million per year for Fiscal Years 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995; as stated, up to six grants per year may be awarded to States. Six grants were awarded in Fiscal 1992; five grants were awarded in 1993.