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The Fostering Access, Rights and Equity (FARE) grant program began in 2021 to help marginalized and underserved women workers learn about and access their employment rights and benefits. Since 2023, it has focused on addressing gender-based violence and harassment in the world of work.

The 2024 FARE grant program awarded $1.4 million to four community organizations to support efforts to assist marginalized and underserved women workers who have been impacted by gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the world of work.

  1. Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, Inc.
  2. Equal Rights Advocates, Inc.
  3. Health Resources in Action, Inc.
  4. Justice for Migrant Women

2024 FARE grant recipients will use FARE funding to provide the following support:

  • The grant program provides funding to community-based organizations 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, specifically to:
  • Create and distribute worker and survivor-centered educational materials to build awareness.
  • Develop programs that mitigate risks and prevent workplace gender-based violence and harassment.
  • Connect working women with services, benefits and legal assistance.
  • Facilitate and encourage working women and survivors to become focal points for solutions in their communities through training, guided conversations, leadership circles or other activities.

Read the news release, frequently asked questions and 2024 funding opportunity announcement, which outlines the program priorities and evaluation factors.

Past Recipients

In 2023, the FARE grant program awarded $1,521,324 to five community-based organizations that undertook projects to assist marginalized and underserved women workers who have been impacted by gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the world of work.

  1. Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc.
  2. Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
  3. Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health
  4. Restaurant Opportunities Center (ROC) United, Inc.
  5. The SAFE Alliance

Read the 2023 news release, frequently asked questions, and funding opportunity announcement which outlines the program priorities and evaluation factors.

In 2022, the FARE grant program awarded $1,991,705 to six non-profit organizations that connect women workers to services, benefits and legal assistance.

  1. Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc.
  2. Gang Alternative, Inc.
  3. Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services
  4. Public Justice Center, Inc.
  5. The Research Foundation for SUNY on behalf of U. at Buffalo
  6. Western North Carolina Workers’ Center

Read the 2022 news release, frequently asked questions, and funding opportunity announcement.

In 2021, the FARE grant program awarded $2,004,348 to six state and territory agencies:

  1. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  2. Government of Guam, Department of Administration, Bureau of Women’s Affairs
  3. Illinois Department of Labor
  4. Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
  5. New York State Department of Labor
  6. Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission

Read the 2021 grant description summary.