The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is seeking applications for its Cultivating Access, Rights, & Equity Grant Program to increase New Jersey workers’ awareness of and equitable access to paid family and medical leave benefits, earned sick leave, and related rights.
Donor Name: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
State: New Jersey
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000 up to $150,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
This grant program focuses on workers who are less likely to have access to paid leave, such as low-wage workers, immigrants, refugees, veterans, and youth workers, and on reducing barriers related to race, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, and gender identity that can impact workers’ knowledge of – and meaningful access to – the rights and benefits for which they are eligible.
Objectives
The Grant Program seeks to establish collaborative relationships to:
- Increase New Jersey workers’ knowledge and understanding of the rights provided by New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave law and related labor standards, and Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits, through methods that are community-centered, culturally relevant and accessible, and language-specific;
- Build capacity among community organizations, service providers, and county and local government agencies to provide labor standards and Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits information and support to a diverse range of workers;
- Expand New Jersey workers’ exposure to resources that increase access to Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits for pregnancy, childbirth recovery, bonding with a new child, physical and/or mental illness or injury, including COVID-19, domestic and/or sexual violence, and/or caregiving for a loved one, including COVID-19-related caregiving;
- Develop effective outreach and educational materials on NJ Earned Sick Leave and Paid Family and Medical Leave;
- Make progress towards the distribution of NJDOL’s written materials in English, Spanish and any language that is the primary language of 10 percent or more of the registered voters in the State to child care and elder care providers, domestic violence shelters, schools, hospitals, community health centers and other health care providers (N.J.S.A. 34:11D-10);
- Enhance collaboration between the NJDOL and the community organizations, service providers, and county and local government agencies that support New Jersey’s workers;
- Expand New Jersey workers’ access to resources that lead to enforcement, or other resolution, of labor standards violations; and
- Leverage the work of other states, county, and local agencies to promote labor standards outreach and education.
Funding Information
- Award amounts will vary based on the quality of proposals, with average awards from the base minimum of $50,000 up to $150,000.
Grant Period
- The length of the grant contract period is 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Grant Program is seeking proposals from eligible entities who demonstrate capacity, experience, and a history of success providing outreach, education, technical assistance, and/or support, including community-based organizations, service providers, worker centers, unions, legal services organizations, faith-based organizations, and county and local government agencies.
- In soliciting proposals, NJDOL shall not discriminate against any person or organization submitting a proposal pursuant to this grant because of ethnicity, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age disability, national origin, or other basis prohibited by law.
- This grant is open to the following:
- Municipal Government entities
- County Government entities
- State Government entities
- State Recognized Tribal Governments with 501(c)(3) Status
- Public or Private Non-profit Organizations
- Faith-Based Organizations
- Applicants may apply as an individual organization or as a collaborative with a lead agency. For-profit and out-of-state organizations are not eligible for funding under this Notice of Grant Opportunity (NGO).
For more information, visit Cultivating Access, Rights, & Equity Grant Program.
