Grants Office

The Grants Office, established in Fiscal Year 1981 under the authority of the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978 (PL 95-524), the Labor-Management Cooperation Program provides grants to support the establishment and operation of joint labor-management committees at the plant level, on a community or area wide basis, within a particular industry, and for public sector employees.

Scope
The committees funded under this program are not limited to any particular activity. Such committees in the past have focused their efforts on such goals as improving labor relations, increasing productivity, enhancing the quality of work life.

Special Provision
It is the intent of the Act that funds awarded under this program support efforts of employees and employers who are covered by a formal collective bargaining agreement.

Applying for Funds
All committee rules, regulations, criteria and instructions are revised and republished annually in the FMCS Application Solicitation/Program Guidelines under which applicants compete. The following information is included in this publication:

Selection of Guarantees
All eligible applicants compete for funding under criteria published in the Application Solicitation/Program Guideline. The scoring is done by an independent FMCS Grant Review Board chaired by the Director of the Office of Labor-Management Grant Programs.

Other information from Grants:

The following is other information that you can find from this area:

For further information, please contact:

Office of Labor-Management Grant Programs
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
2100 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20427

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