FMCS Labor-Management Cooperation Grant Program

Post Date

March 1st 2016

Application Due Date

May 31st 2016

Funding Opportunity Number

FMCS-2016

CFDA Number(s)

34.002

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Business and Commerce
Employment, Labor and Training
Health
Other

The Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS) provides federal grants to support the establishment and operation of plant-level, area-wide, industry or sectoral joint labor-management committees confronting specific, definable problems for which they have developed clear, innovative, and measurable long-term solutions. Applicants must be covered by a formal collective bargaining agreement to be eligible.

Number of Awards

10

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Independent School Districts
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Small Businesses
Other

Competition will be open to committees at any of the three levels, plant or company, area or industry. FMCS encourages labor-management committees who are confronting specific, definable problems for which they have developed clear, innovative and measurable long-term solutions to apply. All applications should focus directly on supporting the needs of the committee. Applicants should avoid seeking funds for activities that are clearly available under other federal programs (e.g., facilitation, mediation of contract disputes, etc.)

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $400000

• Award Range:

  $50000 - $400000

Grant Description

In accordance with the terms of the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978, FMCS considers applications from plant, geographic or area-wide committees. During the 2016 grant cycle, we especially encourage applications from area-wide, industry or sectoral joint labor-management committees focused on the 21st century economy and the challenges of a rapidly evolving workplace, such as: job security and skills; working conditions for an increasingly mobile workforce; consensus solutions to workplace standards; organizational effectiveness; economic development and competitiveness for entire communities; hiring and retaining the next generations of workers.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  Linda Gray-Broughton
  Grants Management Specialist
  Phone 202-606-8181

• Agency Mailing Address:

  For more information, please contact:

• Agency Email Address:

  lgbroughton@fmcs.gov

• More Information:

  FMCS Labor-Management Cooperation Grant Program - Main Page