NJDOL Awards $1.48 Million in Grant Funding to Expand Construction Career Pathways for Women and Minorities

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Office of Apprenticeship and Work-Based Learning has awarded $1.48 million in total grant funding to four organizations working to expand construction career access for women and minority residents across the state. The funding is through a second FY26 round of the New Jersey Builders Utilization Initiative for Labor Diversity’s (NJBUILD) Women and Minorities in Construction Trades grant program (WMIC).