US EditionAmid Trump’s battle against DEI, nonprofits filling critical labor gaps are caught in the crossfire
- Chicago Women in Trades, a nonprofit founded in 1981, faced federal grant termination in 2025 amid shifting U.S. Administration priorities.
- The grant cuts stem from anti-DEI executive orders directing agencies to cancel equity-related grants, citing misalignment with government priorities.
- Chicago Women in Trades received $8.5 million in grants under the WANTO program, which targets gender equity in skilled trades and saw funding rise under Biden and Trump.
- Women now make up 4% of skilled trade workers, a record 30% increase since 2018, yet organizations report stalled hiring due to uncertain funding futures.
- The funding cuts threaten nonprofits critical to diversity and inclusion amid a labor shortage of over 400,000 workers needed in construction nationwide.
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Nonprofits filling labor gaps face existential threat amid Trump’s battle against DEI
Recruiting women into construction and manufacturing has for years been a broadly popular effort to address labor shortages. Trump's aim to stamp out DEI programs threatens that goal.
Amid Trump's battle against DEI, nonprofits filling critical labor gaps are caught in the crossfire
CHICAGO — Recruiting women into construction has for years been a painstaking but broadly popular effort, with growing bipartisan and industry support amid persistent labor shortages. But President Donald Trump's aim to stamp out diversity and inclusion programs threaten to…
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Amid Trump’s battle against DEI, nonprofits filling critical labor gaps are caught in the crossfire
Recruiting women into construction and manufacturing has for years been a painstaking but broadly popular effort to address persistent labor shortages.
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