---
kind: "section"
citation: "29 U.S.C. § 2504"
title: "29"
title_heading: "Labor"
number: "2504"
heading: "Competitive grants"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/29/2504"
units:
  - "Chapter 27 — Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations"
---

# §2504. Competitive grants

- (a) **In general—** Each [community-based organization](/usc/29/2508.md?p=1) that desires to receive a grant to provide technical assistance under [section 2503(a) of this title](/usc/29/2503.md?p=a) to employers and labor unions shall submit an application to the [Secretary](/usc/29/2508.md?p=3) at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the [Secretary](/usc/29/2508.md?p=3) may reasonably require.
- (b) **Priority—** In awarding grants under [section 2503(a) of this title](/usc/29/2503.md?p=a), the [Secretary](/usc/29/2508.md?p=3) shall give priority to applications from [community-based organizations](/usc/29/2508.md?p=1) that—
  - (1) demonstrate experience preparing women to gain employment in apprenticeable occupations or other [nontraditional occupations](/usc/29/2508.md?p=2);
  - (2) demonstrate experience working with the business community to prepare them to place women in apprenticeable occupations or other [nontraditional occupations](/usc/29/2508.md?p=2);
  - (3) have tradeswomen or women in [nontraditional occupations](/usc/29/2508.md?p=2) as active members of the organization, as either employed staff or board members; and
  - (4) have experience delivering technical assistance.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 102–530, § 5, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3467.)