NYS AHEC System FARE Program

AWARD PURPOSE TO FUND PROJECTS THAT WILL BENEFIT AND ASSIST WORKING WOMEN, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED WOMEN WORKERS WHO ARE PAID LOW WAGES AT WORK, 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 WORKPLACE HARASSMENT OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, HOMELESSNESS, OR CHRONIC POVERTY. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS FOA, "WOMAN" OR "WOMEN" IS TO BE INTERPRETED IN THE MOST INCLUSIVE MANNER, WITH PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY TO BE INCLUSIVE OF TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND NON-BINARY INDIVIDUALS. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO REACH AND ASSIST THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF WOMEN WITHIN THE TARGET POPULATION. DISSEMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS, SUCH AS SOCIAL MEDIA, IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL EVENTS, BROCHURES AND LEAFLETS, ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS, ETC, TO THE TARGET POPULATION. RIGHTS AND BENEFITS ACTIVITIES TO HELP WOMEN ACCESS THEIR RIGHTS AND BENEFITS, EXECUTING A CLEAR, VIABLE PLAN TO IMPROVE BENEFITS TAKE-UP AND ENROLLMENT, DETER VIOLATIONS, IMPROVE COMPLIANCE, AND CONNECT/REFER WOMEN TO ADDITIONAL SERVICES, BENEFITS, AND ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS TRAINING WOMEN TO BECOME BENEFITS NAVIGATORS OR PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES TO ENSURE WOMEN ACCESS THEIR RIGHTS AND BENEFITS. DELIVERABLES THE GRANTEE HAS SIX PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES THEY MUST STRIVE TO MEET: 1) NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO WILL BE REACHED THROUGH OUTREACH ACTIVITIES; 2) NUMBER OF WOMEN AND/OR SIZE AND TYPE OF THE AUDIENCE TO WHOM EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE DISSEMINATED; 3) NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO WILL BE CONNECTED TO NAVIGATION SERVICES AND TO BENEFIT CALCULATOR SERVICES; 4) NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM RIGHTS AND BENEFITS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THOSE WHO GAIN ACCESS TO OR ENROLL IN BENEFITS, AND THOSE WHO ARE REFERRED TO ADDITIONAL SERVICES, BENEFITS, AND/OR LEGAL ASSISTANCE; 5) WHETHER AND TO WHAT EXTENT BEST PRACTICES OR SERVICES DEVELOPED UNDER THIS GRANT CAN OR WILL BE SUSTAINED BEYOND THE GRANT PERIOD; AND 6) ANY SYSTEMIC CHANGE ANTICIPATED TO RESULT FROM THE GRANT ACTIVITIES. INTENDED BENEFICIARY WORKING WOMEN, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED WOMEN WORKERS WHO ARE PAID LOW WAGES AT WORK, 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 WORKPLACE HARASSMENT OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, HOMELESSNESS, OR CHRONIC POVERTY. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS FOA, "WOMAN" OR "WOMEN" IS TO BE INTERPRETED IN THE MOST INCLUSIVE MANNER, WITH PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY TO BE INCLUSIVE OF TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND NON-BINARY INDIVIDUALS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES LITTLE TO NO SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITY. MOST SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED DIRECTLY BY THE GRANTEE.