Sec. 412. Grants
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The Director, in consultation with the Commission, shall award grants under this section, on a competitive basis, to eligible entities to assist such entities in carrying out a program for preventing and addressing employment discrimination, including harassment, through activities authorized under subsection (b). A grant awarded under this section shall be used for activities to prevent and address employment discrimination, including harassment, which may include— educating workers about their rights related to employment discrimination, including harassment; educating employers and covered establishments about their obligations to prevent and address employment discrimination, including harassment; providing assistance to workers in bringing complaints (including filing charges) of employment discrimination, including harassment; establishing networks for education, communication, and participation in the workplace and community; monitoring compliance of employers and covered establishments with Federal, State, and local civil rights, labor, and employment laws; recruiting and hiring of staff and volunteers; and any other activity the Director, in consultation with the Commission, may reasonably prescribe for the purpose of preventing and addressing employment discrimination, including harassment.
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an eligible entity receiving a grant under this section may not use the grant funds for any purpose reasonably prohibited by the Director, in consultation with the Commission, through notice and comment rulemaking. Each grant awarded under this section shall be available for expenditure for a period not to exceed 3 years. An eligible entity seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application for such grant to the Director in accordance with this subsection.
Multiple eligible entities may submit a joint application under this subsection that designates a single entity as the lead entity for the purposes of receiving and disbursing funds received through a grant under this section. An application under this subsection shall include— a description of a plan for the program that the eligible entity proposes to carry out with a grant under this section, including a long-term strategy and detailed implementation plan; information on the prevalence of violations of prohibitions on employment discrimination, including harassment, in the population served by the eligible entity; information on any industry or geographic area targeted by the plan for such program; information on the type of outreach and relationship building that will be conducted under such program; information on the training and education that will be provided to workers, employers, and covered establishments under such program; and the method by which the eligible entity will measure the results of such program.
In accordance with this section, the Director, in consultation with the Commission, shall, on a competitive basis, select grant recipients from among eligible entities that have submitted an application meeting the requirements under subsection (d). The Director, in consultation with the Commission, in selecting grant recipients under paragraph (1), shall give priority to eligible entities that— serve workers in any industry or geographic area that is most highly at risk for employment discrimination, including harassment, as identified by the Director, in consultation with the Commission; and demonstrate past and ongoing work to prevent employment discrimination, including harassment.
Each grant recipient under this section shall develop procedures for reporting, monitoring, measuring, and evaluating the activities of each program or activity funded under this section. The procedures required under paragraph
(1)shall be in accordance with guidelines established by the Director, in consultation with the Commission.