Establishment of Program and issuance of grants

(a) There is established the Workplace Rights Grant Program for the purpose of authorizing OAG to provide grants to community-based organizations to conduct activities with eligible individuals related to employment laws and to inform the OAG's work related to employment laws. (b) OAG shall administer the Program by: (1) Issuing Program grants to community-based organizations to provide: (A) Outreach and worker education; (B) Outreach and legal services; or (C) A combination of outreach, worker education, and legal services. (2) Awarding Program grants at least annually, which may include the continuation or renewal of multi-year grants, to at least 2 qualified community-based organizations; (3) Adopting policies, procedures, guidelines, and requirements for the grants, including performance measures and target outcomes; and (4) Issuing all grants pursuant to the requirements set forth in part B of subchapter XII-A of Chapter 3 of Title 1. (c) OAG may: (1) Require that at least 95% of the individuals served by a Program grant in a grant year be low- or moderate-income eligible individuals or reasonably believed to be low- or moderate-income eligible individuals; and (2) Pay grants on a performance basis or a reimbursable basis. (d) Program grants shall: (1) Have a duration of at least one year and up to 3 years, subject to the availability of appropriations and contingent on satisfactory performance by a grantee during the grant's first year or, if applicable, the grant's second year; and (2) Be for not less than $100,000 per year per grant.