The Office of the Attorney General (“OAG”) is seeking proposals from non-profit organizations, including legal services providers, headquartered in the District of Columbia (“District”), interested in operating the Workplace Rights Grant Program (“Program”), which provides outreach and worker education, outreach and legal services, or a combination of outreach, worker education, and legal services related to employment laws for people who work in the District.
Donor Name: Office of the Attorney General (OAG)
State: District of Columbia
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/12/2022
Grant Size: $750,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
The Workplace Rights Grant Program Act of 2021 established the Workplace Rights Grant Program at the OAG, for the purpose of providing grants to District’s community-based organizations to educate and assist District workers on employment laws and to inform OAG’s work related to employment laws. This grant program would replace the Workplace Leave Navigators grant program, which is administered by the Department of Employment Services (DOES).
Goals
- The goals of the Workplace Rights Grant Program are to:
- Conduct outreach to, provide worker education to, or provide legal services for individuals who work in the District related to employment laws (workplace leave laws) and minimum wage, unemployment, wage collection, and other federal laws.
- Engage the community with information about resources necessary to keep District workers informed about employment laws; and,
- Inform OAG’s work related to employment laws.
Funding Information
- Through this Notice of Funding Availability, OAG announces the availability of $750,000 in grant funding for Fiscal Year 2023 to eligible District organizations subject to the availability of appropriations for Fiscal Year 2023. Grant award amounts vary as determined by the scope of the projects.
- Period of Performance: October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations that meet the following eligibility requirements at the time of application may apply; nonprofit, community-based organizations with an IRS 501(c) (3) or 501(c) (4) determination. This includes legal services provides headquartered in DC whose purpose OAG determines is aligned with one or more purposes of the Program.
For more information, visit Office of the Attorney General (OAG).
